My Mantella Collection.

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Love the ebenaui josh! Still my favs!!


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[MantellaGuy]

Some amazing pictures of your Mantellas Joshua ! What is a good starting mantella? They look really nice and ive heard they prefer cooler temperatures and my room stays between 19-20 degrees celsius, is this ok fir them?

Thank you and well, normally I do suggest people to have a go at keeping Dendrobatidae species first, before they move on to the Mantella genus only because Dendrobatidae seem to be a fair bit easier to keep, especially species like Epipedobates tricolor/anthonyi. However, the best starting Mantella is the most commonly found and the most finicky in regards to its husbandry requirements, the Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca).

I suggest you read my care-sheet here in FrogForum.net which is here - Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca) Basic & Advanced Husbandry by Joshua Ralph

You can also purchase a copy of my article in Practical Reptile Keeping #60 which talks about all the Mantella and the different requirements they need in regards to husbandry - Introduction to Mantella by Joshua Ralph

Love the ebenaui josh! Still my favs!!

Haha they certainly are a fantastic species, mind you, these M.baroni are pretty awesome regardless of me running round the place trying to get them back! lmao

[MantellaGuy]

Decided to show off some of my Mantella crocea specimens, including their inferior (undersides) - Please do not attempt to encourage Thanatosis if you are not experienced in doing so.