Pdf care/ dont want babies

[1clovergirl]

Hello, I am new to the world of dart frogs. I have read anything and everything regarding them but I haven't found any information dealing with not wanting frogs to breed. I know that it is almost impossible to sex them, so what do you do when you don't want to be responsible for the care of baby frogs? I don't really just want to have one frog but I don't want babies either. Any help or suggestions will greatly be appreciated. Thank you for your time and help.

[Tony]

Unless you keep a single frog or same sex group they will breed.

[JimO]

I would also add that female tinctorius and male pumilios (as well as other species) will fight and intimidate one another to the point where you'll lose the less dominant frog(s) eventually. I've never had terrilibus, but have heard that they do well in groups. I would imagine a group of males would work. They are also one of the most bold dart frog species.

Another option would be to get a pair that someone has had for a few years that has never successfully bred. My first pair of azureus (see avatar) are three years old and stopped producing eggs two years ago. The female suffered some kind of seizures a while ago and seems to have lost the ability to produce eggs. She is perfectly healthy, but I doubt she'll every produce eggs again. I'm not saying that I'd want to part with the pair, but I am also running out of room and could use the viv they are in for a breeding pair.

[Nelson]

Why don't you just give the babies away? keep the parents and give the babies, i'm sure that someone here in the forum would accept them

P.S. JimO i love your azureus they're simply awesome

[poison beauties]

If kept under optimal conditions there is nothing next to culling all found eggs that will work unless you have all the frogs of the same sex which in some cases they will not tolerate that well. If anything I would leave the eggs in the viv and let them do their own thing. It will atleast slow production and there are always people looking for dartfrogs, I never had trouble getting rid of my offspring.

Michael

[Nelson]

If kept under optimal conditions there is nothing next to culling all found eggs that will work unless you have all the frogs of the same sex which in some cases they will not tolerate that well. If anything I would leave the eggs in the viv and let them do their own thing. It will atleast slow production and there are always people looking for dartfrogs, I never had trouble getting rid of my offspring.

Michael

You may be right, but why sacrifice the lives of the poor things? if she doesn't want the offspring then is better to give or sell them than killing them, in that case should keep just one frog