DART FROGS

What else is there to say about these frogs but "WOW", and "Those are fake!"?! It's not only the frogs themselves that make these an absolutely "jewel" to keep. One of the great things about these frogs is that they are able to be kept in natural vivaria. The cages can be as simple or as complex as you'd like to make it. I find myself just as excited when one of my Bromeliads (Tropical Plant) pups (Offspring), as when we hatch out a gecko. Just like anything else offspring is the biggest compliment you can get. Surprisingly the frogs themselves aren't that tough to care for as long as a little research is done, and their requirements are met! In our experiences the toughest part about keeping them is keeping a steady supply of their food on hand. The frogs are usually smaller than 2" making their food requirements fairly small. Most people feed fruit flies, but you need to diversify their diet as much as you can. They also take springtails, waxworm larvae, termites, rice flour beetles, and way too many more to mention. I have found this hobby more addicting than keeping other herps, for the simple fact that these aren't stuffed in a shoebox, instead they are normally put in display tanks that are heavily planted, and focal points in any home. Poison Dart Frogs lose all toxicity in captivity therefore they are harmless. We got our first darts in 1999, but sold them 2 years later as we didn't have great luck with culturing fruit flies, and it costs quite a bit to have them shipped over night to your door when you run out. Now we have most of the kinks ironed out, and it seems to be working sooooo much better. Actually we are throwing out more flies than we'd like to. So what's the solution? MORE FROGS!! Which means more tanks, plants, and lights.

Here is our second try at a naturalistic vivarium. There is a waterfall coming out of the middle of the branch. The tank has been up for a little over 5 months in the pic, and the moss is still growing in, the background isn't quite finished yet either!