aww, these are cute frogs. I would have wanted to keep but I heard they were poisonous? and awesome setup
got2envy's 20H with kitty litter clay background
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Thanks guys!
Yes poison dart frogs are poisonous in the wild because of the insects that they eat in the wild, since we do not feed these insects in the home vivaria they are not poisonous.
In the wild even if u touched one the most you will get is a rash.
The poison would have to make contact with your blood (like a open cut), which is why the rain forest natives use them on dart tips to penetrate the poison into the skin and into the blood stream of the mammals that they hunt.
Frogs do not bite so the only way you will be poisoned is if you ingest the frog like a predator would...another reason why they come in such bright colors is to tell predators to beware.
HTH
Yes poison dart frogs are poisonous in the wild because of the insects that they eat in the wild, since we do not feed these insects in the home vivaria they are not poisonous.
In the wild even if u touched one the most you will get is a rash.
The poison would have to make contact with your blood (like a open cut), which is why the rain forest natives use them on dart tips to penetrate the poison into the skin and into the blood stream of the mammals that they hunt.
Frogs do not bite so the only way you will be poisoned is if you ingest the frog like a predator would...another reason why they come in such bright colors is to tell predators to beware.
HTH
Beautiful set-up and frogs! Someday when I'm in a place where I'm not already pushing it with 3 tanks I'm going to set up a tank for dendrobates leucomelas (the orange variation, not yellow.) Those are my favorite and they don't get as big as a lot of the more popular ones. Of course then I have to have my own fly cultures and I HATE cleaning out fly jars. I guess since it would be on a small scale it wouldn't be too bad though.
Thanks!
yes leucs are very cool!
I use disposable plastic containers...I purchase the FF pack from joshsfrogs.com makes it easy
FF really are no worse than crickets, and cheaper
yes leucs are very cool!
I use disposable plastic containers...I purchase the FF pack from joshsfrogs.com makes it easy
FF really are no worse than crickets, and cheaper
When I get them I'm using glass jars with sponge stoppers for simplicity. Where I volunteer we have 3 racks of them with like 70 jars per row and 24 get cleaned every week and rotated out with 24 new ones made.It is my least favorite job there, let me tell you! Worth it for the cute frogs though. Thanks for that link, got some really nice stuff there!
Hello! So here is my 20H a few months later...still going strong...my Azureus are getting big!!
and my tadpole is now a froglet with a 10g all to himsef
Thanks for looking!
Maria
and my tadpole is now a froglet with a 10g all to himsef
Thanks for looking!
Maria
