AGTF help

[deranged chipmunk]

It's not that it is "frowned upon" per se, just that all you are doing is taking one from the wild that won't be able to be returned once it's been in captivity for a while. And at the rate the cuban tree frog is taking over Florida, it's going to be a threatened species soon.

But here's the other issue. It's not a matter of buy stuff for it. When taking in a wild specimen, a fecal exam is an absolute must! So is swabbing for chytrid and mdb (?). So there's a few extra bucks. If any results come back positive, you have a vet visit in your future, along with meds.

Now, imagine you're sitting there saying bill's nuts, and you don't test them and unbeknownst to you, they DO have something and one day you handle them without gloves (because you ran our) and then put your hand in that pricey dart enclosure. A couple weeks later, your darts don't look good. Hmmmmm.......

I know that sounds exaggerated and melodramatic, but it is stuff that happens every day. Lija can tell you first hand what some bacteria can do to a household.

Honestly, buddy, hold him, have him say flies! take his pic and send him on his merry way




Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

[Dube]

It's not that it is "frowned upon" per se, just that all you are doing is taking one from the wild that won't be able to be returned once it's been in captivity for a while. And at the rate the cuban tree frog is taking over Florida, it's going to be a threatened species soon.

But here's the other issue. It's not a matter of buy stuff for it. When taking in a wild specimen, a fecal exam is an absolute must! So is swabbing for chytrid and mdb (?). So there's a few extra bucks. If any results come back positive, you have a vet visit in your future, along with meds.

Now, imagine you're sitting there saying bill's nuts, and you don't test them and unbeknownst to you, they DO have something and one day you handle them without gloves (because you ran our) and then put your hand in that pricey dart enclosure. A couple weeks later, your darts don't look good. Hmmmmm.......

I know that sounds exaggerated and melodramatic, but it is stuff that happens every day. Lija can tell you first hand what some bacteria can do to a household.

Honestly, buddy, hold him, have him say flies! take his pic and send him on his merry way




Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

money isnt a problem for me im very lucky to get paid alot of money to sit on my rear end all day watching crazies but i totally understand what your getting at and since your one of the main reasons i decided to make a viv ill head your advice and just snap a few shots of the little guys. thanks for your advice.

Could not have said it better! Bill has offered great advice.

If you are interested in dart frogs........take your time
Once you learn all about them, and get prepared et cetera ... they are not difficult to keep;
assuming you have "done your homework"

There are so many beautiful species to chose from !

lynn i have and i still am you can never stop learning but im confident in what i have learned that i could start in the very near future and you are also correct, and that sucks because i have no clue what PDF species i want yet lol..