Darts for the dedicated beginner?

[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?

[Tony]

Eric is our local expert on P. terribilis, I'm sure he'll be happy to help you get started.

[bshmerlie]

Eric was even working on writing a care sheet for them. He may have already gathered enough information already to give you a jump start. PM him I'm sure he would glad to help you out. I'm also very glad you are going with the boldest frog you can get. I think people often overlook the importance of that and go with beauty instead. But then they have a frog that hides from them instead of entertaining them.