12 day old eggs. I'm not sure what to feed them when they hatch. There's a lot of conflicting info. Anyone have experience raising them? They are tinctorus Patricia.

Hello everyone! I’m new to dart frogs (however I have a lot of experience with aqua scaping and fish keeping) and over the next few months going to be building a paladarium with a pond feature (going to have water lettuce they can hop across and large drift wood to climb out if they take an accidental swim). I’m reading online the recommended housing/spacing is 5 gallons per thumbnail frog, however, I plan to build a pretty extensive vertical component with different planted levels and bilateral streams on either end. I know in aquariums at least with high power filtration and lots of plants you can actually go over the recommended 1 inch fish per 1 gallon rule. My question is this; with the setup I have in mind; can I get away with more than 1 frog per 5 gallons (in the event of successful breeding lets say) Thanks for all the help and advice! I’ve been dreaming of starting one of these for years and it’s exciting to begin to brainstorm on this project.

I have 5 froglets and one adult cobalt. I currently have them in seperate habitats, but the babies are outgrowing their quarantine tank.
Will the adult mess with the little guys? The adults is male and they would all be in a 18x24x36 tank with 500 hiding places. Lol

I can make a temporary tank for the babies for the next 9 months but I REALLY don't want to.

I ordered 3 exo terra sub stratum 2kg bags but received a 8kg bag of fluval stratum instead. From what I've read they are both owned by Hagen. so my question is would it be safe for dart frogs?

Josh's Frogs has some bred melanistic D. auratus, specifically the Costa Rican Green and Black. I'm wondering if there would be any conflict between the two of one is melanistic and the other is the normal morph colors.

Anyone have any experience with this? Currently this is more of a curiosity question as I am still establishing my tank and then will decide what species will thrive best there.

Hi all, I am new to bioactive vivariums, and have been inspired looking at some really cool vivarium builds. I have 2 young tincs - 3 months old-ish. I've only had them for a couple weeks, but they seem happy and healthy according to what I've read about behaviors.

I would like to add cork board or tree fern panels to the back/sides of the tank (18x18x18-I'm planning on growing as they do), but I've read that the silicone needs about 4 days to cure before putting everything back in.

I have a small 5 gallon glass tank, and no other "spare tanks" lying around. Is it unreasonable to keep them there for the time it will take for the silicone to cure- given temp and humidity is stable and appropriate before moving.

Any other ideas? I'm planning to wait for a few months while they settle in before tearing apart their world again, just want to make sure the small tank is ok for a few days while I gather supplies and new plants, etc.

I’ve got a 48”L x 12”W 20”H aquarium. It will have a false bottom and mist king. I was thinking doing 6” of screen on the left and 6” on the right side. Is that enough or too much to key the humidity?

Temp 22c Humidity 85-95% Fed mon wed fri sun In the tank with another frog 45x45x45 with lost of hiding climbing spaces Floors covered with moss leaf litter with small section of dirt at the back Other frog seems abit stressed(jumping erratically) but apart from that is doing well I’ve had them for about 3 months and had no problems with them till now How he is lying is how I found him

Some insight as to how he died would be much appreciated

I found these in my tank. They seem small, but are these frog eggs? It's a new terrarium and these were not there a weeks ago.

So I'm setting up an Exo Terra frog and co tank for a pair of tincs, and I can't find any moss slurry here where I live. What are some easy DIY methods I could do? Do I just blend up some moss with water and "paint" it on my wood and background? I have a lot of Java, Flame, and Christmas moss from my shrimp tanks.

I am new dart frog keeper and unfamiliar with a lot of the behaviour and social dynamics between frogs. I have 3 ‘blue foot’ leucomelas and I notice one of them tends to seclude themselves, in addition to being mounted (see picture). I am hoping someone can help assuage my worries.

Newbie auratus keeper; I've had my 2 frogs about 2 weeks now in an 18x18x18. In my eagerness to get my pets, I didn't install a background and now I'm thinking better of it. Is there a way to add one with the tank in use?

If not, where can I temporarily relocate my frogs since don't have another terrarium? And is having a background worth the stress on them to relocate?

TIA!

Hey folks I'm new to this vivarium / dart frogs world so what do you guys do for feeding station? I've noticed my frogs just stay more hidden on the plants or under the coconut hut etc so I try to spread the Flies nearby where they usually hide... Should I try to put on the front of the tank to encourage them to show off? They are juveniles ppbl a couple of months old so I'm worried about they don't getting the flies of I put on the feeding station and or the flies gets dust off completely from the calcium powder vitamins etc.. Thx

I just recently got a dart forg auratus in her new house which is very well made with everything it may need temp and humidity are perfect (22 degrees 85%). The frog showed up yesterday morning in plain view but from the afternoon it hid because (i know where it is because i can visually spot the head) and basically stayed there the whole time. I refrained myself form moving it to avoid extra stress. Should I be worried or do something?

Hey, I’ve got a question about these marks on my little dude’s back (don’t mind him chomping on springtails out of a bowl, I have some cultures on charcoal and I figured I’d switch things up a bit for him this feeding). I’m not super worried about them since he’s been active and eating. No sitting in the water bowl excessively, either. He was just at the vet a couple days ago for a checkup, as well, and they confirmed he’s doing alright.

I’m just wondering what they are, exactly. Scratches? Or scrapes? He does have some wood in his enclosure he likes to squeeze under sometimes. His humidity is good, his temps are fine. The spots haven’t grown or looked worse since I’ve noticed them. I change his (shallow) water dish every single day, his enclosure is rampantly bioactive, it’s not too wet, and he has ample leaf litter. So not many opportunities for bacteria as far as I’m aware.

But I’d still like to know what they are, on the off chance it truly isn’t something benign.

I have a terrarium in my classroom that is about a month and a half old. I have fruit fly cultures and they are producing well. My issue is the flies are somehow getting loose and I have finding them all around the terrarium. The culture cups are tightly sealed and whenever I add flies for feeding, I check for ones that have escaped. It will be clear and then an hour later, I have 10+ flies loose in the corner. Any suggestions on how to control this? I was thinking about getting a sticky trap to attract the nomads, but I didn't know if there is something else I can do. My cultures are exploding and I have more flies then I can feed with.