I got a new camera! Time for Dart Frog pics!

My old camera was absolutely TERRIBLE at taking pictures of these guys, but the new one is much, much better!

One of my imitators (they don't pose very well...)

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Male auratus guarding eggs

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Eggs developing in a cup

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Tadpole

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/...29770435_o.jpg

Newly morphed froglet (it's soooooo freaking tiny!)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/...41467bebc8.jpg

Thanks for looking!

Wow this is really cool, awesome photos I really like them!!:gj:

AWESOME!
Love the pics of the stages, that is crazy!
Great pics too!
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Awww, they are awesome! I've always wanted a few of them. Are they really difficult to take care of? I love the teal-ish colors on them. What type is the first one?

Those pics came out great!!! Really cool :gj: Thanks for sharing!!!

Great pics..love the tiny one next to the coin...wow..holy moly small..

really cool to see the eggs, tadpoles and frogs. thanks for sharing!!

I love dart frogs! If it wasn't for it being so hard to get food for them I'd be building a vivarium for them.

Thanks all!

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Are they really difficult to take care of? I love the teal-ish colors on them. What type is the first one?

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They're really not that hard at all! They basically need high humidity (close to 100%, definitely no lower than 85%), temperatures in the mid-seventies (75 is ideal, but anything from 70-80 will work), places to hide, and very small food items like fruit flies or pinhead crickets. Most people keep them in vivariums with live plants since the plants help keep the humidity up and give the frogs some added security. My auratus viv (the green and black ones) has a waterfall and is pretty elaborate, but for quarantine setups I've used something as basic as a plastic tub with damp paper towels and little plastic cups for hidey-holes. The first frog is an Imitator dart frog, Ranitomeya imitator (formerly Dendrobates imitator).

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I love dart frogs! If it wasn't for it being so hard to get food for them I'd be building a vivarium for them.

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You should do it! Once you order a couple of flightless fruit fly cultures and extra cups to make new ones, you'll be set for food, no problem :gj:

Do you just feed your's wingless fruit flies or pinhead crickets too? How often do you have to feed them? I just heard these guys were high maintenance but I've always thought they were super cool and one of the most beautiful animals in the world.

I give them fruit flies and pinhead crickets, but a lot of people just use fruit flies; I happen to have a handy supply of pinheads from work, I would NEVER breed crickets in my house if I could possibly avoid it (Stinky & loud!). The fruit flies are much easier, once you get a handle on the 'boom and bust' cycle (you'll have hundreds of flies one day, and NONE the next). I usually keep at least 2 cultures going at once to make sure I have a steady supply. I try to feed mine every other day, but the adults are fine being fed twice a week. They're really easier than people think, the captive bred ones are pretty hardy!