My Other Hobby

1.0 Ranitomeya imitator "Intermedius"
These are in the Thumbnail group of frogs. He is an adult and is about the length of a nickle. Thumbnails are an arboreal frog that transports their tadpoles to bodies of water in the trees.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...7-22205846.jpg


0.1 Dendrobates tinctorius "Cobalt"
My first dart frogs over 3 years ago. Darts can easily live and reproduce into their 20's. Tinctorius come in many different colors and patterns depending on what area they are from. They grow to about 2.5 inches SVL (Snout Vent Length)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...7-14190701.jpg


0.1 Dendrobates tinctorius "Patricia"
I raised this pair from tadpoles. Another tinctorius species from another location. As hobbyists, we like to keep the locations pure as they are found in the wild and not mix localities for risk of producing mixed froglets.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...7-14185711.jpg

0.0.1 Phyllobates terribilis "Orange"
These are the frogs used for poison tipped arrows. Darts are no longer poisonous in captivity because what they eat in the wild that makes them poisonous.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...7-14190217.jpg

1.0 Dendrobates tinctorius "Cobalt"
If you look closely, you can see the tadpole on his back. This pair was sneaky and laid eggs where I didn't find them. He was taking his tadpole to one of the water sources I have in their vivarium. Tinctorius are easily sexable at a year old based on body shape and toe pad size. Notice his are large.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...2/IMAG0311.jpg

That is just a few of my frogs. All the tinctorius species are kept in 1.1 pairs to their own locality in fully live planted vivariums.

Total, I have...
1.1.0 D. tinctorius "Cobalt"
1.1.0 D. tinctorius "Patricia"
1.0.1 D. tinctorius "Nikita"
0.0.4 P. terribilis "Orange"
1.0.2 R. imitator "Intermedius"
0.0.1 D. leucomelas "Nominant"
many many Cobalt froglets from my pair.

I hope you enjoyed my frogs, please ask questions as I love talking about my frogs! They are the ones that got me into herps.


Angela

sweet!!! I am about to start a setup for a few dart frogs. Do you order the flightless flies or raise them yourself?

I love love love your darts.
We have lots of them in the shop and i love looking at their habitat!
Whenever i go around to spot clean. I have to stop and stare.
little colors jumping around catching the small flies.

EEE i am jealous ahah

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Originally Posted by tcutting

sweet!!! I am about to start a setup for a few dart frogs. Do you order the flightless flies or raise them yourself?

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I raise all the feeders myself (all feeders for ALL my herps). I don't make my own media however because I am a little lazy and the ingredients aren't readily available in town.

They are so amazing and easy to take care of! Feel free to PM me if you have any questions about them or their set ups.

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Originally Posted by pinkeye714

I love love love your darts.
We have lots of them in the shop and i love looking at their habitat!
Whenever i go around to spot clean. I have to stop and stare.
little colors jumping around catching the small flies.

EEE i am jealous ahah

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Thank you! They are awesome, I never thought I would own real ones as a kid, I always had the plastic ones!

Angela

Is it hard to keep dart frogs?

Not at all if you spend the time to learn a little about their care and culturing the fruit flies (flightless/wingless). If you have ever had a freshwater fish tank, they are easier than that in my opinion.

Those are really nice, I was looking at a few this past weekend at the reptile show but I haven't done my research yet.

Those are awesome!! When I buy I house I want a nice dart frog display :gj:

Yep, you definitely have to research these guys first. They are not like other frogs even as some species are best kept in pairs because of male on male aggression, female on female aggression, or females eating others eggs. The thing is, aggression is so subtly that keepers may not know there is a problem until a frog is deathly thin and then it may be too late even if they do separate them from the aggressor.

Quarantine and fecals are also a must when getting new frogs! You work so hard on their vivarium, so you don't want to have to scrap it and sanitize it months later when your frog is skinny and you find out it has parasites. A simple QT container and fecals goes a long way in your success of these guys. Slightly different than snakes, but QT is equally important!

That said, they are very rewarding and their behaviors are very interesting. All darts are diurnal so you get to enjoy them in the daytime while our snakes are sleeping.