What is your favorite frog?

[Thistles]

Planning to keep frogs. Are the dart frogs poisonous?

In the wild, many are but not all. In captivity, none are poisonous enough to warrant concern. I wouldn't lick even a captive P. terribilis, but that's never a good practice anyway!

 

[kevin91172]

At the moment, only frog in collection is my albino Bull frog ! I want to move up to the darts in the future but I would need to do better research on keeping these colorful guys healthy and happy

 

[ZergFront]

That's a tough question for me.

I like African bullfrogs, Goliath frogs, mountain chicken frogs and the waxy monkey frog. Yeah I like 'em big.

 

[Thistles]

At the moment, only frog in collection is my albino Bull frog ! I want to move up to the darts in the future but I would need to do better research on keeping these colorful guys healthy and happy

Easy-peasy! The hardest part of keeping darts is culturing those blasted fruit flies. I love building vivs and darts are the perfect viv pet! Just set up a nice tropical tank with enough room, get a known pair (expensive!!!) or a group of juveniles and keep them moist and well-fed on dusted FFs. If you start with froglets be sure to keep an eye out for aggression. Most are not too communal once they mature. The thumbnail males are pretty nasty to each other and with the larger ones (tincts, etc.) the females will fight.

Darts are so gorgeous that everyone wants them! I have helped a few beginner friends set up their own tanks after they fell in love with my frogs. They were complete beginners (well, 2 were) and once the tanks were up and running and they got the feel for culturing flies they have been doing wonderfully. One of the total beginners has had her tank going for almost a year now with no more help from me and her little froggies are now big, calling froggies! This is the same girl who called me in a panic asking about the weird transparent flowers in her tank that were turning it black. I rushed over only to see she had a nice crop of mushrooms!

Reptiles has had several articles on dart frogs in the past few years, and dendroboard.com is also a great resource.

 

[Najakeeper]

Easy-peasy! The hardest part of keeping darts is culturing those blasted fruit flies. I love building vivs and darts are the perfect viv pet! Just set up a nice tropical tank with enough room, get a known pair (expensive!!!) or a group of juveniles and keep them moist and well-fed on dusted FFs. If you start with froglets be sure to keep an eye out for aggression. Most are not too communal once they mature. The thumbnail males are pretty nasty to each other and with the larger ones (tincts, etc.) the females will fight.

Darts are so gorgeous that everyone wants them! I have helped a few beginner friends set up their own tanks after they fell in love with my frogs. They were complete beginners (well, 2 were) and once the tanks were up and running and they got the feel for culturing flies they have been doing wonderfully. One of the total beginners has had her tank going for almost a year now with no more help from me and her little froggies are now big, calling froggies! This is the same girl who called me in a panic asking about the weird transparent flowers in her tank that were turning it black. I rushed over only to see she had a nice crop of mushrooms!

Reptiles has had several articles on dart frogs in the past few years, and dendroboard.com is also a great resource.

One breeder here is building a nice setup for me with live plants and all. He will also put three D.azureus froglets in it. I am very excited about this, I always wanted darts but never had the chance before. Everything should be ready in a month or so.

 

[Thistles]

One breeder here is building a nice setup for me with live plants and all. He will also put three D.azureus froglets in it. I am very excited about this, I always wanted darts but never had the chance before. Everything should be ready in a month or so.

Congratulations! Azureus are a great starter frog! They're very bold and such little piggies.

 

[lizardminion]

Anyone like any toads?

 

[boosh96]

My personal favorite is the Budgett's frog, HANDS-DOWN. Very unique and fun frogs, and kinda easy to care for.

 

[Camden]

Anyone like any toads?

I like toads better than frogs really. Cane toads, pipa pipa, even american toads are awesome.

 

[lizardminion]

I like toads better than frogs really. Cane toads, pipa pipa, even american toads are awesome.

Join the club.
Once my local toads have a permanent home, (in a terrarium, of course) I'm gonna get me some fire bellies.