D. Imitator for me?

[AsianHerps]

Hello im new to the forum. I had a extra 12x12x18 zoomed naturalistic terrarium left around and i was thinking hey i should do dartfrogs!!!! So please help me out i know a beginner shouldnt start out with thumbmails but ive had experiece in general about basic reptile and some pacman care. So i think i have almost everything but i was wondering if its possible and if such what would i need? I know the basics: Substrate(Im getting ABG mix) Hydroballs and mesh(for the false bottom) Naturalistic terrarium hood with zoomed lighting Tank Oak Leaves water dish? mister coconut hide plants. Thats all i know anything else?

[Bombina Bob]

So far your checklist is complete! add in a few live plants and a bromeliad and you should be ready to go we have an article on Frog Forum - Imitating Dart Frog, Ranitomeya imitator / Dendrobates imitator (Schulte, 1986) - Care and Breeding

[tylototriton]

That care sheet is a great place to start. From the list you have above, you can skip the water bowl and coconut hide. Instead you can use film canisters stuck to the walls and back of the vivarium. Lots of live plants and microfauna (isopods and springtails) is the way to go. I don't think that thumbnails are all that difficult, particularly R. imitator. My biggest tip for you is to get comfortable culturing fruit flies before you get the frogs, that is the hardest part about keeping dart frogs (and it really isn't that hard).

Cheers!
Alex