Looking for diurnal breeds of frogs

[JimO]

I've been culturing fruit flies for over 10 years and my current cultures are from the original culture I got 3 years ago after I stopped keeping frogs for a few years. Some people report all kinds of problems with mites, mold, sudden die-off, etc. Not to jinx myself, but I haven't had any serious problems (just some cultures that produced fewer flies). I buy prepared dry media from a reliable breeder who I have dealt with for years. I mix 1/2 cup of media with 1/2 cup warm water in the 32 oz culturing containers; swirl; add excelsior, a coffee filter or something else to increase the surface area for pupae; slap a date on it; and put it on the shelf. I do this once a week and that's it.

If you get good media and prepare them simply and consistently, it's a heck of a lot easier than crickets. It literally takes ten minutes once a week and they start producting in about two weeks and keep producing for up to four weeks. I prepare them weekly so that I have plenty and as a precaution in case a culture crashes (with 35 darts I actually prepare 3 cultures a week now). If you do that and have problems, then, heck, I'll send you some cultures for free.

They also love termites which can be fed to them weekly (at most or they get fat). There are other smaller feeders that I culture - springtails and isopods - which aren't hard at all either, but these are mainly to feed the froglets from my smaller frogs. The larger frogs love them and it's a nice treat, but ffs are the staple.

I actually love the dart frogs but was worried about culturing fruit flies. As long as they are easier than crickets I should be able to do it. At the las vegas reptile expo this last weekend there was even wood lice....