Azureus and Vivarium Update

[ukfan1976]

Here's a link to an old web page about Dart Frogs- Doyle's Dart Den. The link takes you to a page with some homebrew media recipes. I've used the one with bananas and apple sauce. I used a blender to combine the ingredients. It makes a gazilion flies.

Fruit Flies-Doyle's Dart Den

Never substitute the bananas with pork chops!

Thanks Bryan! I made one culture out of potato flakes, apple cider vinegar (the only vinegar I had lol), powdered milk, sugar, water, bakers yeast, and coffee filters. This was day 1 so we'll see how it does after a few days. Thanks for the link!

[flybyferns]

"Baggies" work great.
Add a little supplement / shake some flies into the bag /shake gently to coat with the supplement powder/ and feed.

http://www.store.repashy.com/calcium-plus-4-oz-bag.html

http://www.repcal.com/supp.htm#Herptivite
http://www.amazon.com/Rep-Cal-Reptil.../dp/B00061UWJM

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[ukfan1976]

"Baggies" work great.
Add a little supplement / shake some flies into the bag /shake gently to coat with the supplement powder/ and feed.

Repashy Superfoods :: RETAIL SALES :: By Product Name :: Calcium Plus :: Calcium Plus 3 oz JAR - Repashy Ventures - Distributor Center

Rep-Cal Supplements
Amazon.com: Rep-Cal Reptile Calcium Powder with D3: Pet Supplies

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Thanks Lynn

I have the calcium supplement and I have a tiny tupperware bowl, barely bigger than a shot glass (where I got this i'll never know but was in my cabinet lol). I poured some reptical in it today and added flies, put the lid on and shook. THey were coated perfectly!

How often is the Calcium+D3 dusting recommended? And what about vitamin supplements? I could use some direction here

Thanks!

[DigitalPunk]

There is a dusting schedule on the site somewhere. I will see if I can find it and link it to this thread. I don't know that there is an "end all be all" dusting rotation. I do 1 day on one day off dustings. Like this

Monday -Cal w/ D3
Tuesday -No Dusting
Wednesday - Cal w/ D3
Thursday - No Dusting
Friday - Cal w/D3
Saturday - Multi Vitamin
Sunday - No Dusting

I only do the multivitamin once a week. For my Mantellas I have been dusting with the Calcium daily (mainly because it makes the fruit flies unable to climb well and keeps them in eating range longer.

Lynn (I think it was Lynn) suggested placing a piece of bannan where you dump the Fruit flies in. The banana will help keep most of the flies from wondering off. I tried this yesterday morning and it worked like a charm

[ukfan1976]

There is a dusting schedule on the site somewhere. I will see if I can find it and link it to this thread. I don't know that there is an "end all be all" dusting rotation. I do 1 day on one day off dustings. Like this

Monday -Cal w/ D3
Tuesday -No Dusting
Wednesday - Cal w/ D3
Thursday - No Dusting
Friday - Cal w/D3
Saturday - Multi Vitamin
Sunday - No Dusting

I only do the multivitamin once a week. For my Mantellas I have been dusting with the Calcium daily (mainly because it makes the fruit flies unable to climb well and keeps them in eating range longer.

Lynn (I think it was Lynn) suggested placing a piece of bannan where you dump the Fruit flies in. The banana will help keep most of the flies from wondering off. I tried this yesterday morning and it worked like a charm

Awesome advice yet again

I've definitely learned a little bit of the calcium goes a long way! I dosed the flies again this morning with a tiny pinch and still seemed like way too much haha. I'll continue to practice my technique.

Update on my quarantined Azureus: She's doing well very active in her tank, only been 2 days but can't wait to introduce her to my original little guy A few more weeks to go Ill post some more pics tomorrow since I have the day off.

Also, my original guy that I have in his new updated terrarium still seems pretty scared. He's always hidden inside his little hollow log. Its only been 2 days for him in the new tank as well so I'm hoping he becomes less shy. He's still active I can see him moving around and peeking out every once in a while
Any idea how long it will take him to be less shy?

Cheers!

[DigitalPunk]

I think the settle in time really depends on the frog. My mantillas seem to have settled in pretty good in a week, but they still prefer that I not go and watch them lol. A couple of them will run and hide as soon as they see me approaching. The others will stand and stare at me like they think if they don't move I can't see them or something lol.

[ukfan1976]

LOL right after I posted this I went back into my living room and he was peeking out of the log (I had just put some dusted flies in maybe 10 mins before). I think his hunger strike is coming to an end! HAHA He was back in hiding when I woke up this evening and got ready for work.

I'm using a Zilla Digital Hygrometer. I'm not sure if i've positioned the probes wrong but its reading a constant humidity of 99%. I haven't used my Reptifogger in DAYS. Also, I have the ExoTerra 24x18x18 Terrarium (the wide one, not the tall one), and instead of having glass cut to modify the top, I just used plastic transparency sheets (The plastic sheets they used to use in school for overhead projectors). Its worked very well and was super cheap since the pet shop gave me several sheets for free haha (very flexible and very sturdy too). Anyways, since I have the wider terrarium, the screened top has 4 sections on it, so i cut 4 pieces of plastic to match those sections and they fit nicely. Since the humidity was constantly reading 100%, I uncovered half of one panel. When I woke up the temp had dropped about 5 degrees (70 vs 75 so nothing too drastic), but humidity still read 99%. I just removed the plastic from one whole panel. Still reading 99%. I just don't see how thats possible. I have the probe halfway up the glass in the back right corner on the side glass. Maybe I should reconsider a reposition? I just don't see how humidity can rise to 99% when 1/4 of the screened top is open to allow air in.....