Tag: frogs
Jim’s bald cypress vivarium
A bald cypress vivarium build housing a species of epiphytic fern, Davallia parvula, and a species of thumbnail dart frog, Ranitomeya reticulata.... Read More
riverine terrarium experiment
As I make plans to build out a stream vivarium for our A. barbotini (“Purple Toads”), I wanted to experiment with different rocks to see what materials I can work with to best simulate a r... Read More
D. tinctorius tumucumaque – smuggled do not buy
Unfortunately over the last 15+ years as of the time of this writing, Dendrobates tinctorius “tumucumaque” (a.k.a Dendrobates tinctorius “peacock”, the “peacock tinctoriu... Read More
Atelopus barbotini – the purple toad
We are undertaking an ambitious amphibian project with Atelopus barbotini, the purple toad. These funny little toads require exceptional attention to detail in their care requirements, with three spec... Read More
vivarium size versus design
I’ve seen way too many people on soap boxes blasting posters about minimum enclosure sizes while losing sight of a far more critical component to husbandry – hardscape design consideration... Read More
Nominant fants OOW
I’ve had pretty good success with my 2.2 of the nominal form of Ranitomeya fantastica. They routinely deposit tads in the large pool in the front of their Viv. I’ll periodically fish out t... Read More
Lamasi froglet…almost there!
My first group of Standard sirensis / lamasi / Tingo Maria are about to come out of water! Once a popular locale, their representation in the hobby has dwindled over the years. Like Lorenzo, they are... Read More
Lorenzo 1.2 group and first clutch
I’ve been experimenting with a 1.2 group of Lorenzo. This is unusual in that most tinctorius keepers avoid grouping females for fear of aggression. I have found that you can group females if you... Read More
A nice juvenile female D. tinctorius Lorenzo
Here’s a female Lorenzo that is in grow out as one of my hold backs. She is growing in nicely and looking like she will turn out to be a pretty robust female. I have found that I need to hold ba... Read More
First R. summersi clutch
The first clutch from my group of UE Ranitomeya summersi. They used the edge of the can so I will leave these in place and see how they develop before I attempt to move them. ... Read More
Ranitomeya summersi “Sauce”
I added four Ranitomeya summersi to my collection in the spring of 2016. I have long considered bringing in a group of summersi, but I didn’t have the room, and most of my space was dedicat... Read More
Dendrobates tinctorius population map
Back to the main dart frog page Dendrobates tinctorius populations Dendrobates tinctorius is a polymorphic species that ranges across Suriname, Brazil, French Guiana, and Guyana. Often you will s... Read More
MistKing Repeat Cycle Timer review (RCT-24)
I have two MistKing misting systems, a starter driving 6 heads on my 120 gallon display vivarium, and an ultimate that drives 20 heads on my main display wall. I use cheap Exo Terra nozzles since I st... Read More
Ranitomeya fantastica “True Nominal” or “Nominant”
This morph made its way into my collection in a most unexpected manner; a friend of mine was exiting the hobby and had just acquired this group from Understory Enterprises in early 2015, so I jumped a... Read More
Building a vivarium for D. tinctorius
I’ve seen a lot of advice on the boards telling folks that Dendrobates tinctorius morphs are “terrestrial” and “they do not climb”. These rules of thumb are incorrect ... Read More
Ranitomeya sirensis (Highland lamasi / Tingo Maria)
I began thinking about keeping “highland lamasi” in 2014. All my prior experience in dart frogs was with larger D. tinctorius or A. galactanotus. I have a relatively small footprint collec... Read More
Caring for a dart frog nose rub
I acquired a pair of wild caught (WC) Dendrobates tinctorius “Robertus” that I hope to breed and help establish in the hobby. I originally took what appeared to be the strongest female ava... Read More
Dendrobates tinctorius “Robertus” dart frog
In June of 2014 I acquired a wild caught pair of Dendrobates tinctorius “Robertus” from Marcus Breece at Simply Natural Dart Frogs. They were brought in by Snakes at Sunset in Ma... Read More