Darts for the dedicated beginner?

[Baelari]

(I'm a she )

Yep. It was pumilios I saw, one of the Cristobal morphs. Maybe I'll wait on them for my second or third vivarium. I'm sure I won't be satisfied with just one.

Pricey indeed, sometimes I think I'm cursed for everything I like to turn expensive. At least if I stop eating out so dang much, I can save up for them while I build.

I do like the orange terribilis, and they do well in groups. Would they eat baby dubias too?

The azureus and the turquoise auratus have also made the shortlist. I'm afraid I'm going to have a frog-buying problem eventually, so if you see me on an A&E documentary show, you'll know what happened. (Well, some of you will probably be on there with me.)

Also, is it difficult to find people to take baby frogs off your hands? I won't have the space for an ever-multiplying colony of frogs if they decide to have lots of tadpoles.

[clownonfire]

(I'm a she )

Yep. It was pumilios I saw, one of the Cristobal morphs. Maybe I'll wait on them for my second or third vivarium. I'm sure I won't be satisfied with just one.

Pricey indeed, sometimes I think I'm cursed for everything I like to turn expensive. At least if I stop eating out so dang much, I can save up for them while I build.

I do like the orange terribilis, and they do well in groups. Would they eat baby dubias too?

The azureus and the turquoise auratus have also made the shortlist. I'm afraid I'm going to have a frog-buying problem eventually, so if you see me on an A&E documentary show, you'll know what happened. (Well, some of you will probably be on there with me.)

Also, is it difficult to find people to take baby frogs off your hands? I won't have the space for an ever-multiplying colony of frogs if they decide to have lots of tadpoles.

Terribs are voracious eaters and will try and eat basically anything of the right size handed to them. I have conferred with a hobbyist friend of mine (hi again, Corey) and she said that baby dubias could be used as feeders for terribs. And: "...bowl feed them for your sanity of having less running around the tank...".

As for finding people to take your froglets, my dear friend... That should be the least of your concerns.... Although I personally would not hand out my frogs to just anyone....

Eric

[Baelari]

The terribs sound like a good match for me, especially since my dubias would be a supplementary/backup food source for when my flies inevitably crash.

And I wouldn't hand them out to just anyone, which is why I worry about hypothetically finding people to give them good homes.

[bshmerlie]

Trust me with dart frogs thats not going to be a problem. This is an addictive hobby and there is always someone looking to aquire new frogs. I'll take any and all dart frogs you wish to donate.

[Baelari]

That's good. I've always loved seeing tadpoles in the spring, and would love to have them at home too. Do they raise their tadpoles in the tank, or do you need to raise them yourself?

[Tony]

That's good. I've always loved seeing tadpoles in the spring, and would love to have them at home too. Do they raise their tadpoles in the tank, or do you need to raise them yourself?

Depends on the species. Oophaga species must be allowed to raise their own tads, Ranitomeya may be raised by the parents or artificially, Dendrobates, Phyllobates, Epipedobates and their relatives will transport tads but provide no further care, you can pull them out or design the tank with water features that allow the tads to grow on their own, feeding on algae, detritus, drowned feeders, etc.

[Baelari]

I'm leaning toward the P. terribilis, so a water feature may be appropriate.

Other than John's Dart Frog Terrarium Building article over there, do you know of any good links to good care or vivarium articles?