O.O Feelin' Froggy?

[Dew Drop]

I joined Frog Forum the other day. This might sound weird, but I don't actually have any frogs as pets. I've been drooling over horned frogs and dart frogs for some time, but have yet to come across a pet shop that sells the poison dart frogs. As for the pacman (horned) frog, it is more fo a matter of me saving up. I have a Chilean Rosehair tarantula named Pandora, so I also have an account on arachnoboards. I stumbled upon this forum when I was inquiring about pacman tadpoles (on arachnobaords in the not-so-spineless-wonders subforum) and if it was possible to obtain one and raise one from a tadpole, but as I'm learning, pet shops often do not carry them and I've been told they don't stay tadpoles for very long. I've been researching pacmans and their care as well as their diseases they can catch, so I can prevent them and other such important information...Wow, I sound really nerdy, oh well, in reality I am. lol! I joined because I hope to become a frog caretaker and if I ever had questions, troubles, or tales to tell, I would have this place for that purpose.

[Paul Rust]

Welcome to the forum. This is a great place to get your questions answered. Let me begin by recommending that you don't start with dart frogs. Pet shops don't sell them because they have specialized husbandry requirements and even if they did manage to keep them alive they would be purchased by someone who would kill them because they have no idea how to care for them. If you are set on getting darts then do a lot of research and learn how to keep them before you buy one. Other than that, look around the forum and see if you spot a species that you like and ask some questions.

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Welcome to the forum.

[SethD]

Welcome to the forum. This is a great place to get your questions answered. Let me begin by recommending that you don't start with dart frogs. Pet shops don't sell them because they have specialized husbandry requirements and even if they did manage to keep them alive they would be purchased by someone who would kill them because they have no idea how to care for them. If you are set on getting darts then do a lot of research and learn how to keep them before you buy one. Other than that, look around the forum and see if you spot a species that you like and ask some questions.

I don't think there is a good reason not to start with darts if that is what you want and you take the time to research their care properly. Most aren't that delicate if you can keep a steady food supply and the humidity up. My first frogs were a half dozen wc blue jeans pumilio back when they were a under $20 frog and they did just fine for me for a number of years.

[SethD]

YEP

Perhaps I was wrong but I got the impression from your initial post that you were discouraging the OP from getting poison frogs and implying that as a whole poison frogs were difficult and not suitable for beginners. As far as the portion you quote from your initial post that would apply to any species from FBT's and up. I don't really see why my response was considered worthy of a roll eyes smiley but what ever floats your boat.


Welcome to the new member btw

[Ebony]

I joined Frog Forum the other day. This might sound weird, but I don't actually have any frogs as pets. I've been drooling over horned frogs and dart frogs for some time, but have yet to come across a pet shop that sells the poison dart frogs. As for the pacman (horned) frog, it is more fo a matter of me saving up. I have a Chilean Rosehair tarantula named Pandora, so I also have an account on arachnoboards. I stumbled upon this forum when I was inquiring about pacman tadpoles (on arachnobaords in the not-so-spineless-wonders subforum) and if it was possible to obtain one and raise one from a tadpole, but as I'm learning, pet shops often do not carry them and I've been told they don't stay tadpoles for very long. I've been researching pacmans and their care as well as their diseases they can catch, so I can prevent them and other such important information...Wow, I sound really nerdy, oh well, in reality I am. lol! I joined because I hope to become a frog caretaker and if I ever had questions, troubles, or tales to tell, I would have this place for that purpose.

Hi Dew Drop and welcome. You have a whole variety of frogs out there to choose from. You will get all the help you need here so enjoy.

[Kurt]

I joined Frog Forum the other day. This might sound weird, but I don't actually have any frogs as pets.

You're right, that is weird. Seriously, you are not the first to join us and not have a single frog (yet). So no big deal. Welcome aboard.

[Kurt]

I don't think there is a good reason not to start with darts if that is what you want and you take the time to research their care properly. Most aren't that delicate if you can keep a steady food supply and the humidity up. My first frogs were a half dozen wc blue jeans pumilio back when they were a under $20 frog and they did just fine for me for a number of years.

I guess the reason why darts aren't recommended to beginners is because they are a totally different ball game than the average frog that is available to your average person is. Proper nutrition is more critical in darts than in most other frogs and a beginner may not fully understand this. I know I have lost a lot of darts in the past from improper husbandry, but once I figured out what I was doing wrong, darts became very easy to keep.
Also, with darts you do have to raise your own food and that may be to much for a beginner to deal with. I still have not perfected at it. I either have surplus or famine, hardly ever a decent middle ground. Another point, your average person does not have access to the resources needed to keep darts. The Petco and Petsmarts of the world are of no real help and neither are most ma & pop shops.