Updated Frog Shots

I haven't posted any of these here in a very long while. As some of you know, my other hobby is keeping and breeding Dendrobatid frogs. These are commonly referred to as poison dart frogs since this family sequesters toxins from invertebrates in their diet and secrets it through their skin. These are harmless in captivity due to the lack of those particularly toxic inverts in their captive diet.

 

Thanks everyone. No, Kelly, locale purity is a big deal in the frog world, so each locale of a species gets their own tank. I feed them primarily fruit flies (D. melanogaster and D. hydei), but they also get isopods and springtails as well.

Here, you can see why people keep locales separately:

The pair below is fairly polymorphic (female is yellow, male is a brighter orange), but this is the same species as the frogs in the 3rd and 4th photos above.



The frogs below are also the same species from other locales




The frog below is the same species as picture 1 and 5

 

Naoki, yes, I do breed them. They're really much easier than most people think. If you can grow orchids (and I know you can), you can easily take care of these frogs.

Leo, the one in the last photo from the first series of photos is Ranitomeya reticulata from near Iquitos, Peru. It's the smallest species that I work with. A mature adult could sit on your pinky finger.

Thanks again to all the nice comments. I'll continue updating this with recent and past shots that I haven't posted before since it seems people enjoy seeing them.

John, on another note, what orchid is in your new avatar? It's nice looking.

 

I keep benedicta as well! They and all the fantastica group are my favorites of the Ranitomeya.

Also, for those interested with a Facebook account, I post most of my pictures (cultured frogs and plants and also native things at times on our "Tiger Darts" page: https://www.facebook.com/Tiger-Darts-172149099512950/ ).

 

Some enclosure photos

 

I replied to your PM with some information but thought I'd give care info here in case others were also interested.

These require higher humidity in general than tree frogs, denser plantings and are fed smaller prey items. I think one of the biggest deterrents to more people keeping these is culturing fruit flies as feeders. Many pet stores don't sell fly cultures, and there is a bit of a learning curve to producing them. They aren't hard but take some discipline to keep up with making them.

If you're interested in reading more, take a look here: http://www.dendroboard.com/forum/

 

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