Blue Poison Dart Frog Viv/Terr Size HELP PLEASE

[clownonfire]

Hi Zoe, and congratulations! These are wonderful frogs, many of our members and some moderators own a few.

D. azureus are mostly terrestrial, although they will use the climbing space provided. So lots of ground cover, and a horizontal tank in my opinion is ideal. A rule of thumb is 10 gallon per frog. Some will say 5 gallon. I say the bigger the better. After all, why not give them the best possible captive environment! And believe me, they will not get lost... Make sure you have a tight lid too. You may want to add some glass on top of your lid. It will help you keep humidity,

In a nutshell, high humidity: 80/85+. Room temperature. A nice moist environment. Lots of plants and leafage (bromeliads are always recommended. Philodendron, orchids, ficus, etc...). Make sure you add some leaf litter. You may want to seed springtails before your frogs arrive. It's a microfauna that your frogs will love to eat and that will also clean your substrate from dead leaves, dead bugs, etc.

Have you prepared your fruit cultures yet?

Eric