Does any active member keep poison dart frogs?

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Dieselhybrid said:
So freaking cool! I absolutely love this addition to your exotic animal farm :) lol JK
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I'm really loving it too!! I'll be setting up several more vivariums and getting other species of dart frogs. They are just fascinating little creatures! Would love to see you give it a try Dieselhybrid Dieselhybrid ! I'm sure you would come up with some amazing stuff!!
 
To tell you a little more about myself without derailing your wonderful thread. In a previous lifetime, I used to breed various chameleon species. While different from amphibians, I really miss the herp side of the hobby. Chahlie helps scratch the itch, but ultimately he's an aquatic, wetpet.

Are you able to breed them in captivity? If they are imported, do they have to quarantine them so the toxicity fades out of their systems?
 
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Captive bred, totally harmless, and easy to breed! I get mine from Josh's Frogs. They are very friendly and helpful. Really high quality livestock and supplies. It's very easy and inexpensive to culture their food also.
 
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sweet checking out the website now. Do they hybridize across the genus? I had not idea it was so "doable"
 
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Most of the varieties are actually type locales...so it is important to preserve these pure lines because it would be nearly impossible to replace them. Most darters fall under CITES appendix II, so getting them imported is not likely. Most times different varieties of dart frogs even within the same species do not get along well. The loser will likely die from injuries or starvation. Best to keep most dart frogs in concific groups. Pairs or male, male, female trios. Females are larger and quite territorial. There are a few dart frogs that do well in larger groups...Phyllobates vittatus is one. If I'm not mistaken, most of the Phyllobates genus members do well in groups.
 
So they're not tolerant of each other and best keep species specific. I'm sure you're right, hybridizing is generally frowned upon in nearly all pet hobbies.
 
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I have a friend who has breeding dart frogs for years, he has recently started to dabble in hybrids. He will not allow any of his Frankenstein's monsters out of his frog room and into the public. He has been coming up with some very unique looking frogs. Problem is, many of the hybrids look exactly like one or the other parent, and would be mistaken for a pure variety but carry genes of both. Could really muddy up the water down the road!
 
Dieselhybrid said:
Do you breed the fruit flies yourself?
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Yes, I'm trying it out. Can't say I do breed them because I just started my first culture tonight! I have no doubt it will be a success, very cut and dry and simple. I'm using my own home made medium as well. I plan to culture springtails as well. They are essential to a healthy vivarium. Vivariums are similar to a reef tank, you use natural clean up crews like springtails, isopods, and even small earthworms. This makes your vivarium virtually maintenance free. Your frogs love springtails, especially young froglets.
 
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