Dendrobates Auratus question

[SethD]

I would recommend you put some dirt over the coco fiber to cover it up if possible. That stuff is great for humidity but as I am sure your finding out it sticks to the frogs and gets tracked all over everything. Also if your dart frog is captive bred it shouldn't be much more toxic than any other frog so the poisonous label isn't necessary unless you want to impress someone... In that case you might want to try a different spelling of the word "poisonous ". Best of luck with your new frog.

[Kurt]

I cover the coconut bedding with leaf litter to prevent it from sticking to the frogs. Besides it looks nice and natural.

[xkatelynell]

Also if your dart frog is captive bred it shouldn't be much more toxic than any other frog so the poisonous label isn't necessary unless you want to impress someone... In that case you might want to try a different spelling of the word "poisonous ". Best of luck with your new frog.

Haha no I know! I had labels on all of my frogs/reptiles that describe them in a goofy way. I'm weird like that I suppose Here's the labels before I put them on

I cover the coconut bedding with leaf litter to prevent it from sticking to the frogs. Besides it looks nice and natural.

Will do! When I got it they were only only on coconut bedding so I guess I assumed that was fine so I really appreciate you pointing that out. Do I need to order the leaves or is it something I can just go gather and boil?

[xkatelynell]

What do you guys think about this tank for the frog? I'm going to get it sometime this week. Graduation present from my mom.

Zillla Fresh Air Acrylic Atrium

Or is it too tall and not wide enough?

& Do you guys use waterfalls/ultrasonic foggers? Should I invest in one or the other?

This is what I understand I need

Coconut bedding + Live oak leaves
Hygrometer + Thermometer
A couple of live plants
A coconut hide out/some kind of log hide out
The water filter system/fogger

& Eventually the stuff to make a false bottom

Am I missing something?

[Kurt]

Seems ok. How much ventilation is provided?

[Tropicok]

The D. auratus seem to like a light turned on in the morning and off in evening. My dart frog will come out in the open soon after the light is on. It also warms the tank some. In my opinion I don't think dart frogs would do well in the Atrium cage you liked. It would be hard to hold humidity levels with that much screening.

[xkatelynell]

What kind if tank and tank size do you suggest then? Maybe I get that tank and cover up part of the screen if not all of it? Would that wok? And I have figured that out about the light too. thanks for your advise!

[Kurt]

I would order "live" oak leaves from Josh's Frogs.

[John]

I would order "live" oak leaves from Josh's Frogs.

With the amount of advertising you're giving him (others are doing it too, I've done it as well), perhaps you should email him and ask him to sponsor us :P.

[xkatelynell]

Seems ok. How much ventilation is provided?

About the same amount as an exo terra if you have experienced those, just the top is going to be a mesh I think. But if I need to I can block off some of the ventilation I can do that with some plastic wrap or buy an acrylic piece for it.

& I am also getting the oak leaves for both the dart and my tree frogs

One frog will be okay in that large of a tank? or should I get it a friend eventually?

[xkatelynell]

Sorry I'm such a bother!

Exo Terra Waterfall - Habitat Décor - Reptile - PetSmart

What do you think of that for the tank? I would get the small one but I really like it

[Paul Rust]

With the amount of advertising you're giving him (others are doing it too, I've done it as well), perhaps you should email him and ask him to sponsor us :P.

I already have John.

[Kurt]

With the amount of advertising you're giving him (others are doing it too, I've done it as well), perhaps you should email him and ask him to sponsor us :P.

Sounds like a good idea. While you're at it, you may want to get Black Jungle, Saurian, and who ever else on board too.

[Tropicok]

The fake plants usually don't appeal to me but I kinda like the Magnatural one for the back of a tank. Thanks for posting that. Where there used to be none there are now a multitude of products for critter setups.

[xkatelynell]

Kurt- that's true. I never thought of it that way. I was thinking along my reptile and how as a baby she needed a smaller tank so she didn't have to search for her food. But I guess live food is probably easier to find than diet. But I think I have decided I'm going to but my tree frogs in the r zilla and the dart in the Exo Terra which has less ventilation.

Tropicok- I do really like that magnet one. I never have seen anything like it and I like the idea. It would give my frogs something to lay on other than up in between the cage and backgrous, which they seem to choose out of all the plants and at not. Silly lazy butts

sorry for not being able to quote messages I'm on my phone :/