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Re: Poison dart frogs?

Im planning on getting some soon too.
Here are some excellent sites I found while doing reaserch:

home www.poison-frogs.com

Amphibiancare.com >> Tropical Terrariums For Reptiles and Amphibians

ADW: Dendrobates tinctorius: Information

www.poison-frogs.com, a 2002 website dedicated to rainforest vivaria for dart poison frogs, together with lots of pictures, films and more. How to create the right conditions,like temperature, humidity, ventilation, light and design

Blue Poison Dart Frog

Amphibiancare.com >> Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobatidae) Care

ADW: Dendrobates auratus: Information

DendroBoard.com :: Index

Introduction to Poison Dart Frogs

Hope the sites help.
PS-I'm new here but do you run a Herp rescue or something?
Just wondering, it sounded like you did.

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Re: Poison dart frogs?

lots of great information in this thread. I was originally going to do a dart frog vivarium, until I realized I would have to breed fruit flies. No thanks.

yes they need real plants
frog moss (the dry kind) is NOT good for them
They need real moss, the kind they can hop on.
They need running water, high humidity and high temps

Once you get a good vivarium set up, they pretty much do take care of themselfs, minus the feeding and the addition of water. Many vivariums have built in misters to help keep it at the right moisture level.

Here is a GREAT vivarium website I found, for those interested. I'm also a member there, but don't post much. They have an entire forum just for frogs!

Vivarium Forum

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Mattering on what Dendrobates spp. the 29g should be big enough. I would bet that it a common spp. So each frog about 2.5-4cm. High temps and lighting aren't required. 21-27C is a acceptible range. A good uv light could be used if planning for live plants Brom's are almost a need in a dart frog cage for hiding and breeding. If possible set the tank up with a automatic mister and a False bottom so it stays moist, but won't flood. 60-100% Relative humidity is needed based on spp. The hardest part is tank set up after that feeding and cleaning isn't too much work feed daily fruit flys, spingtails, or small crickets. If your able to drill a hole in the floor of the terri for a sump drain than just pore water though monthy to clean.
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[quote=schlegelbagel;123532]They need running water, high humidity and high temps

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Theres only two spp. of dart frogs that really need running water to simulate breeding, True most people make use of filtered ponds or waterfalls to keep the water clean, But this is not really a need they can easily be kept with a shallow water bowl. I've found a sump drain the best way to manage keeping the terris from becoming filled with water. Note dart frogs are not great swimmers they will drowned.
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Thanks guys, this thread is a few months old and I did not take them as I felt I did not have the time to research and be able to properly care for them, however I have learned a lot from your links I am so glad I did not take them as I got a HUGE HERD of others shortly after that, lol. I would have pulled my hair out

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Thanks guys, this thread is a few months old and I did not take them as I felt I did not have the time to research and be able to properly care for them, however I have learned a lot from your links I am so glad I did not take them as I got a HUGE HERD of others shortly after that, lol. I would have pulled my hair out
nicole where are you located and are these darts still available? If so and we can arange some sort of shipping pick up or delivery I would love to take them.

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nicole where are you located and are these darts still available? If so and we can arange some sort of shipping pick up or delivery I would love to take them.
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