Custom Vivarium Build Log

[VicSkimmr]

They're Ranitomeya imitator intermedius from the Uhern line. They're pretty much identical to imitator chazutas except that we don't have any locale info to prove that's what they are.

I took the lid off and snapped a couple of pics of the small one with my iPhone.




I'll post some better pics tonight provided they don't go into hiding. I don't imagine they will as they've been exploring their shipping container non-stop since I got them.

[Grrrit]

Good stuff. If/when I get some darts they will be some sort of imitator locale. I'm intrigued by their breeding behavior.

[VicSkimmr]

Better pics of the big one. The small one is so far pretty shy

[DonLisk]

Beautiful frogs. If only I had another viv built.... definitely jealous here.

[Grrrit]

Those are some sweet little guys

[VicSkimmr]

Thanks!

[itzjezze]

Awsome pics! Im sure your frogs' jaws will drop when they see there new home.

[killerecho]

Gorgeous pics. There's a museum-like artistry to your designs.
I'm curious, what camera/lens did you use for the closeups?

[JSG]

Jason, those frogs in the viv you've build will only compliment one another, BRAVO! And please keep us updated with pics as the viv settles in...I would love to see those tree fern panels as they grow in! You mentioned that the Great Stuff doesn't do so well, so yeah I'm waiting to see your experiment going!

[VicSkimmr]

Jason, those frogs in the viv you've build will only compliment one another, BRAVO! And please keep us updated with pics as the viv settles in...I would love to see those tree fern panels as they grow in! You mentioned that the Great Stuff doesn't do so well, so yeah I'm waiting to see your experiment going!

Other people seem to have better luck, but the silicone holding the dirt that I plaster over the great stuff always seemed to break down and fall off over time.

[Grrrit]

I heard about that, so I tried mixing the silicon and dirt into a mud and smearing it onto the GS. It came out nice and looked neat but, the different densities of the "mud" separated while drying. leaving white cracks of GS all over. -_- I bandaged it with the typical method of pressing dirty into the silicon and came out way better than before.

[Grrrit]

I heard about that, so I tried mixing the silicon and dirt into a mud and smearing it onto the GS. It came out nice and looked neat but, the different densities of the "mud" separated while drying. leaving white cracks of GS all over. -_- I bandaged it with the typical method of pressing dirty into the silicon and came out way better than before.

[VicSkimmr]

Thanks! They were taken with a Canon 40D / Sigma 150 f/2.8 macro