Yes, PD frogs are very interesting and fun to watch. But it depends on what type you get. There are very small ones that are pretty shy and like to hide if they see you....there are others that are larger and not shy at all and will show up anytime they see you because they just KNOW you're the chuckwagon...sort of like most cichlids.
Of the 3 that I have, the tinctorius "Citronella" is the most bold. Not a shy bone in his body. They are also one of the larger variety when fully grown. My tinctorius "Oelemari" is beginnig to be less shy. He won't run back under the log as soon as he sees me anymore, but he's still a bit more skittish than the "Cit". My auratus "Green and Black" is VERY shy...rarely if ever comes out of hiding...and when he does, he scoots right away as soon as he sees me.
Dart frogs can live up to 16 years that I know of...they can be pretty long lived if properly cared for.
They are easy to keep...you just have to maintain a high humidity in the tank you keep them in...and make sure you keep up on the food supply. I feed mine flightless fruitflies and I have to make sure I always have a batch on hand that is ready to feed. It takes a few weeks from getting a culture going, to when it starts producing flies...you have to keep up with it. I've come close a few times by putting off starting another culter...but so far I havn't completely run out. There are other things you can feed them, but my experience has only been with the fruitflies. I powdered them with vitamin suppliments before feeding them to the frogs.
They are VERY suseptible to death due to overheating. Do not keep them anywhere in direct sunlight or where the temps get much warmer than 85...they die quickly in high heat...but can tolerate cooler temps a bit easier.
Hope this helps you decide.....they are a neat critter, but do some serious research before you purchase any ! :read:
Of the 3 that I have, the tinctorius "Citronella" is the most bold. Not a shy bone in his body. They are also one of the larger variety when fully grown. My tinctorius "Oelemari" is beginnig to be less shy. He won't run back under the log as soon as he sees me anymore, but he's still a bit more skittish than the "Cit". My auratus "Green and Black" is VERY shy...rarely if ever comes out of hiding...and when he does, he scoots right away as soon as he sees me.
Dart frogs can live up to 16 years that I know of...they can be pretty long lived if properly cared for.
They are easy to keep...you just have to maintain a high humidity in the tank you keep them in...and make sure you keep up on the food supply. I feed mine flightless fruitflies and I have to make sure I always have a batch on hand that is ready to feed. It takes a few weeks from getting a culture going, to when it starts producing flies...you have to keep up with it. I've come close a few times by putting off starting another culter...but so far I havn't completely run out. There are other things you can feed them, but my experience has only been with the fruitflies. I powdered them with vitamin suppliments before feeding them to the frogs.
They are VERY suseptible to death due to overheating. Do not keep them anywhere in direct sunlight or where the temps get much warmer than 85...they die quickly in high heat...but can tolerate cooler temps a bit easier.
Hope this helps you decide.....they are a neat critter, but do some serious research before you purchase any ! :read:
