Anyone keep Poison dart frogs

[aldebono]

No, they don't care if they are housed next to each other or even in a large tank with a built in divider.

The frogs are a lot of fun, they are very easy and are definitely a display animal.

[aldebono]

Frog Rack
Top left to right: 0.1.1 Tokay Gecko, 0.0.2 Ranitomeya imitator "Intermedius, 1.1 R. imitator "Intermedius"

Middle left to right: 1.1 Dendrobates tinctorius "Cobalt", 1.1 D. tinctorius "Patricia"

Bottom left to right: 1.0.1 D. tinctorius "Nikita", "Cobalt" froglet morph out and grow up tank



1.1 "Patricia"



1.1 "Cobalt"



1.1 "Intermedius"



1.0.1 "Nikita"



0.0.4 Phyllobates terribilis "Orange"



Sorry they are blurry, it's hard to take pictures through the glass with a camera phone.

[cmack91]

so, will the 70-80 degrees work for all species, or do some need specific temps?

[aldebono]

70-80 degrees for most all species. Some can tolerate higher temps (85 degrees) but a safe bet is to keep it under 80. These guys do not need a basking light, a heat lamp, an under tank heater etc. They do not need a UVB light, the glass top lid is going to filter out most all the UVB anyway.

The insects need to be dusted with a vitamin and calcium supplemented every feeding with the supplement powder (found at all pet stores) as the insects they eat are not very nutritious.

[oliverstwist]

What about bumblebee toads? how are those in groups? I heard about those on facebook whilst asking about group frogs?
/Hijack

I would love to have a set up in my living room as display, since the snakes are in a room that the door to closes so guests dont get wierded out

[cmack91]

70-80 degrees for most all species. Some can tolerate higher temps (85 degrees) but a safe bet is to keep it under 80. These guys do not need a basking light, a heat lamp, an under tank heater etc. They do not need a UVB light, the glass top lid is going to filter out most all the UVB anyway.

The insects need to be dusted with a vitamin and calcium supplemented every feeding with the supplement powder (found at all pet stores) as the insects they eat are not very nutritious.

80 or lower it is, are they picky eaters? what can i feed them besides crickets? preferably something i can keep a colony of that arent crickets

[Bagged1]

80 or lower it is, are they picky eaters? what can i feed them besides crickets? preferably something i can keep a colony of that arent crickets

Most crickets are to large. You can feed pinheads, but from what I've learned most feed flightless fruit flies. Which is what I'll be doing as well

[cmack91]

Most crickets are to large. You can feed pinheads, but from what I've learned most feed flightless fruit flies. Which is what I'll be doing as well

cool, that will makes things easier

[aldebono]

They are not picky eaters and there are lots of foods you can culture to feed them. Flightless/Wingless Fruit Flies, Bean and Flour Beetles, Springtails, and Isopods are some of the readily available feeders, some also double as tank janitors.

I do not feed crickets, not even pinheads. Crickets are evil things that will chew your animals if left in the tank with nothing to eat. Think of feeding pinheads and then a few months later seeing a monster adult cricket in there.

What about bumblebee toads? how are those in groups? I heard about those on facebook whilst asking about group frogs?
/Hijack

I would love to have a set up in my living room as display, since the snakes are in a room that the door to closes so guests dont get wierded out

Bumble bee toads do well in groups, but are not as flashy or active as dart. Still a very cute toad.

[mainbutter]

While I don't currently keep 'em, I have set up vivs with the intention of keeping 'em.

From the viewpoint of someone looking to get into darts, my best advice is that once you get 'serious' about it, try putting together a viv and try culturing feeders, preferably months in advance of a potential purchase. If you are like me, you'll put 10 or more hours into designing and building a viv, and once you're finished you're going to want to redo it with a number of things you learned along the way.

We opted to not get dart froggies with our schedules that take us away for days at a time. Snakes and geckos are a much better fit for our lifestyle.

On top of that, frog temperatures are out of line for what we like for the rest of our species, especially since we seasonally cycle.