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    Default Hey! Newbie from North Carolina!

    Hi! My name is Nathaniel. I am 16. I have not kept dart frogs or similar frogs before. But I have raised Hyla chrysoscelis from tadpoles I have caught in pools of water in forests up to when they lost their tails, but I let them go because I did not have fruit flies and was just feeding them termites and I did not want them anymore. I might be able to get dart frogs soon. Could someone give me tips on raising and breeding them? And a list of the things I would need (such as terrarium, substrate, fruit flies, things to feed tadpoles.) unless the list would be too much trouble could you show me some websites? I was wondering if dart frogs could be kept in something like a plastic shoe box (is there such as thing?) their whole life, or would that not work? And how about if I grow "green water" in the sunlight for feeding the tadpoles? Thank you for the help!

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    Hello and Welcome !

    Ranitomeya are a 'thumbnail' dart frogs. Tiny !!!
    They are a genus of dart poison frogs of which , typically , have more than 2 colors.

    Order: Anura
    Family: Dendrobatidae
    Subfamily: Dendrobatinae
    Genus: Ranitomeya


    They are lovely...they almost ..............glow!
    There are over 20 different species the majority of which are found in the Amazon basin.

    They are not typically viewed as a beginner species.

    Learning about them, keeping them, and raising them requires lots of research.
    There are thousands of care sheets here and on the internet.

    They can't be kept in a plastic box.

    They live for many years and are kept in a vivarium. A vivarium is an enclosed, temperature and humidity controlled, planted environment with soil and drainage layer.

    All PDFs ( poison dart frogs) are raised under conditions that attempt to mimic their natural habitat.

    The enclosure ( vivarium) for any dart frog needs to be up-and-running before the frogs are introduced. The size and design of the enclosure(s) are species specific.

    Good luck with your Ranitomeya research.

    Current Collection
    Dendrobates leucomelas - standard morph
    Dendrobates auratus “Costa Rican Green Black"
    Dendrobates auratus "Pena Blanca"
    Dendrobates tinctorius “New River”
    Dendrobates tinctorius "Green Sipaliwini"
    Dendrobates tinctorius “Powder Blue"
    Dendrobates tinctorius "French Guiana Dwarf Cobalt"

    Phyllobates terribilis “Mint”
    Phyllobates terribilis "Orange"
    Phyllobates bicolor "Uraba"

    Oophaga pumilio "Black Jeans"
    Oophaga pumilio "Isla Popa"
    Oophaga pumilio "Bastimentos"
    Oophaga pumilio “Mimbitimbi”
    Oophaga pumilio "Rio Colubre"
    Oophaga pumilio "Red Frog Beach”
    Oophaga pumilio "Rio Branco"
    Oophaga pumilio “Valle del Rey”
    Oophaga pumilio "BriBri"
    Oophaga pumilio "El Dorado"
    Oophaga pumilio "Cristobal"
    Oophaga pumilio "Rambala"

    Oophaga “Vicentei” (blue)

    Oophaga sylvatica "Paru"
    Oophaga sylvatica "Pata Blanca"
    Oophaga histrionica “Redhead”
    Oophaga histrionica "Blue"
    Oophaga lehmanni "Red"
    Oophaga histrionica "Tado"

    Ranitomeya variabilis "Southern"
    Ranitomeya imitator "Varadero"
    Ranitomeya sirensis "Lower Ucayali"
    Ranitomeya vanzolinii

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    Hello and welcome to FF! Here is a care article for one of their species: Frog Forum - Imitating Dart Frog, Ranitomeya imitator / Dendrobates imitator (Schulte, 1986) - Care and Breeding. Would recommend an 18x18x24 in. enclosure for a breeding pair or trio. Reason for extra height is because the drainage/false bottom and ABG soil/leave layers will take around 6 in. when build up. Good luck !
    Remember to take care of the enclosure and it will take care of your frog !​

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    Default Re: Hey! Newbie from North Carolina!

    Hello and welcome to FF, Nathaniel! You have gotten some great advice from Lynn and Carlos. Good luck with your research!
    2.0.3 Hyla versicolor "Eastern Gray Tree Frogs"
    2.2.0 Agalychnis callidryas "Red Eyed Tree Frogs"

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    Default Re: Hey! Newbie from North Carolina!

    Thank you Lynn, Carlos, and Amy very much! And for quick replies. I actually was not really thinking about getting Ranitomeya to start out raising dart frogs. As you said Lynn they might be too hard for me and the prices for them are probably high compared to other dart frogs. If anyone's interested I have cockroaches (used for feeders and pets) I can trade for a few dart frogs. I do not have much else I could trade, except a few Dynastes tityus larvae and wild caught Lucanus larvae (Trying to breed them. I have not bred them before, or have had females lay eggs, but did not take very good care of them, and was unable to get Oyster Mushroom spawn which grows well on logs for the grubs to eat, I have to gather white rotten logs from the forests.).

    I have plenty of terrariums/aquariums that I am not using. I will try to get a terrarium up and running right now.

    Lynn: Why do dart frogs die in plastic boxes?

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    Default Re: Hey! Newbie from North Carolina!

    Hello again Walter or Nathaniel ?
    "Lynn: Why do dart frogs die in plastic boxes?"
    Is this a test ?

    I suppose they might not die; but how happy could it possible be?
    How could it possibly thrive?

    Would a captive bred dart frog rather live here:

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    or here:

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    I found some images in my mind of plastic boxes (above)
    A picture is worth a thousand words.

    Below - This is happy and healthy in that same enclosure.
    Personally, a very rewarding moment.
    I feel fortunate to have a photo of this:

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    ~~Precious~~

    Current Collection
    Dendrobates leucomelas - standard morph
    Dendrobates auratus “Costa Rican Green Black"
    Dendrobates auratus "Pena Blanca"
    Dendrobates tinctorius “New River”
    Dendrobates tinctorius "Green Sipaliwini"
    Dendrobates tinctorius “Powder Blue"
    Dendrobates tinctorius "French Guiana Dwarf Cobalt"

    Phyllobates terribilis “Mint”
    Phyllobates terribilis "Orange"
    Phyllobates bicolor "Uraba"

    Oophaga pumilio "Black Jeans"
    Oophaga pumilio "Isla Popa"
    Oophaga pumilio "Bastimentos"
    Oophaga pumilio “Mimbitimbi”
    Oophaga pumilio "Rio Colubre"
    Oophaga pumilio "Red Frog Beach”
    Oophaga pumilio "Rio Branco"
    Oophaga pumilio “Valle del Rey”
    Oophaga pumilio "BriBri"
    Oophaga pumilio "El Dorado"
    Oophaga pumilio "Cristobal"
    Oophaga pumilio "Rambala"

    Oophaga “Vicentei” (blue)

    Oophaga sylvatica "Paru"
    Oophaga sylvatica "Pata Blanca"
    Oophaga histrionica “Redhead”
    Oophaga histrionica "Blue"
    Oophaga lehmanni "Red"
    Oophaga histrionica "Tado"

    Ranitomeya variabilis "Southern"
    Ranitomeya imitator "Varadero"
    Ranitomeya sirensis "Lower Ucayali"
    Ranitomeya vanzolinii

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