here are some pictures of my dart frog terrarium. It is empty as of now but by saturday, it will have 3 juvenille dendrobates leucomeus hopping around in it! The substrate is black aquarium gravel with some "fluker's moss" lightly covering it. the two plants are a bromeliad and some tropical plant that I found at walmart that looks good (safe for dart frogs). I plan to get more plants on the way to pick up my frogs. If ya'll have any suggestions please post them. This is my first dart frog project, so if the tank looks a little less than beautiful, unlike some of the others I have seen, that's why.

(chronicfatigue I posted these mainly b/c u asked for some so here they are

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Looks good! You are going to need much more cover for the frogs. You plan on getting more plants soon right? Also I would get a coco-hut or two. They are a nice addition and the frogs love them. I would also get a nice big peice of driftwood, big enough to be the focal point of the tank. Or a few slabs of cork bark.

I don't know about the moss. I would pick up a bag of sphangum from wal-mart and go ahead and layer that where the moss is that you have now. The plants will appreciate the sphangum. And it will never need to be replaced.

For plants: after you put the driftwood in (if you want) you will have some more options. I would get a few more bromeliads (you may need to order them), possibly a fern, and some type of vining plant (ie. Creeping Fig).

Its better for your frogs to be seen on their terms than to always be visible.

When you get them I'd love to see some pics . Im going to try to get some shots of my tank tommorow, its filling up quite nicely.

Adam I don't know if they are safe for frogs or not but the large leaved plant in the right side is a diffenbachia and is a toxic plant for most herps, particularly those that will eat it.

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Thanks again for all the replies, Yes, i will be getting the plants on the way to pick up my frogs. About the diffenbachia, the frogs won't be eating it but is it totally necessary to remove it? If it is, i can find some vining plants and some other similar looking plants. It's just hard to find something at walmart that would be perfect for my frogs other than the creeping fig, which I am confident I will find. Plus, i'm not sure which ones are poisonous or not.

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As I said not being a frog keeper I don't know if it would be safe or not. Since frogs are so susceptable to absorbing toxins thru their skin I thought I would mention it.
I prefer to err on the side of caution.

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Diffenbachia sap is toxic to frogs. People have used it without problems, but why risk it? Another concern is that most diffenbachia get huge (correct me if I am wrong Merlin ). I don't think you have the lighting to cause that thing to grow into a monster but you might want to look for something else.

For plants I usually have good luck at Home Depot or Lowes. The home depot has a green house, thus tons of tropicals. Call and ask how many tropicals, or indoor plants that they have.

Nope you are not wrong. They get very large. in fact the very large specimens you see in garden shops are actually the tops of the plants that have been airlayered and cut off of the trunk.

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DANG! that is waaaay too big for my tank and I don't even want to have a remote chance that the plants could harm my little jewels. They are waaaaay too expensive to take that risk. Bamboo, ferns, and vines, will be filling out my tank nicely in the next few weeks. I just hope that the frogs like my ideas as much as I do :P

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Have fun and get a rock or two...or wood. You can have a lot of fun making these tanks, don't be shy. I would also get a different water bowl, something a little more 'natural.'

lol, yes I am going to get some wood and maybe some rocks now that you think about it. But, due to my busy lifestyle, it is much easier to have something like the water bowl I have to make care a little easier and more time efficient. Now, i am not saying that I don't have time to care for them properly, i am just saying that I have lots of other animals and having a water bowl that does not have to be taken out and filled up every day is eaiser. For this bowl, you just fill up the reservoir and wash the bowl out every few days, which will make life easier and less stressful to my frogs. thank you for the ideas, I think this will be one of my best herp experiences and I can't wait until saturday when I get the frogs, and more accessories to make the tank shine and look like a mini-rainforest.

thanks again for the tips ya'll they really help.

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