The thing is people need to know themselves. If they know they are the type of person who occasionally ignores their pets for days at a time then darts are not for them. Darts are simply less forgiving to neglect or ignorance. If you do your homework first and understand the basic care needs and can constistantly follow it there is no reason that a beginner couldn't get a beginner dart frog. And with the instant "just add water" fly mix even making fruit flies can be easy. It seems like there are people in the dart frog community that try to make them out to be these mysteriously "advanced" pets. Then you hear people on the forum say well when I get a few more frogs on my belt then I'll feel comfortable to try a dart. Like they're in this different category or something. To me they are just another frog and the fact that they are diurnal and moving around all the time means that we should be recommending them to the right beginners. Seriously, some newbies pick a type of frog that never moves or burrows for weeks on end how is that enjoyable for the first time frog owner? If we can take away some of that mystery and make it easy for someone to understand simple care requirements and a simple way to make a food source that will create more excitement in frog ownership and expand our hobby. I don't know about you but I now find fruit flies easier than crickets....I don't have to go to the store to get them. Just add water and they make themselves...almost a free food source...and definately cheeped than crickets. So to all you newbies...the secret is exposed. Beginner darts are just another frog ...and they're awake in the day time....go tell all your friends.
Re: Fruit Fly Easy Mix
Originally Posted by bshmerlie
The thing is people need to know themselves. If they know they are the type of person who occasionally ignores their pets for days at a time then darts are not for them. Darts are simply less forgiving to neglect or ignorance. If you do your homework first and understand the basic care needs and can constistantly follow it there is no reason that a beginner couldn't get a beginner dart frog. And with the instant "just add water" fly mix even making fruit flies can be easy. It seems like there are people in the dart frog community that try to make them out to be these mysteriously "advanced" pets. Then you hear people on the forum say well when I get a few more frogs on my belt then I'll feel comfortable to try a dart. Like they're in this different category or something. To me they are just another frog and the fact that they are diurnal and moving around all the time means that we should be recommending them to the right beginners. Seriously, some newbies pick a type of frog that never moves or burrows for weeks on end how is that enjoyable for the first time frog owner? If we can take away some of that mystery and make it easy for someone to understand simple care requirements and a simple way to make a food source that will create more excitement in frog ownership and expand our hobby. I don't know about you but I now find fruit flies easier than crickets....I don't have to go to the store to get them. Just add water and they make themselves...almost a free food source...and definately cheeped than crickets. So to all you newbies...the secret is exposed. Beginner darts are just another frog ...and they're awake in the day time....go tell all your friends.
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