As some of you may know, I am an amature poison dart frog collector/breeder. I've been asked so many questions from people that are interested I decided I would make a post about them. Here you can ask, share, or even gain knowledge on PDFs. I've gotten alot of my knowledge from breeders, websites, and just from experience.
Most questions I get are, "Are they poisonious? What do they eat? Can I touch them? Where do you get them? Can I own them?" I will try my best to answer all these questions and more.
"Are they poisonious?" Yes and No; They are poisonious in the wild but in captivite they are NOT poisonious. They get there poison from insects/diet they eat in the wild. In captivite, they can eat wingless fruit flies, bean beetles, springtails, flour beetles, just to name a few.
"Can I touch them?" NO!!!; It is not recommended to hold or "play" with PDFs. It will stress them out, and they could potenially die.
"Where do you get them?" I purchase mine from local breeders. But PDFs orginate from the rainforests in South America.
"Can I own one?" of course; Anyone can own them as long as they are housed in a controlled environment just like saltwater fish. PDF have to have certain temps and humidity which humidity has to stay above 80% and temp no lower than 70 degrees at night.
"How many can I have in a tank?"; The rule of thumb is 1 frog per 5 gallons. So, if you have a 20g tank you could have 4 frogs.
I have had serval types of PDFs including Azureus, Patricas, and Bakhuis. I've had beginners to experts frogs and find that the easier the care, the beautiful they are.
What do you need to start your PDF tank?
10g tank
glass lid
LECA balls (used in hydrophonics)
Substrate (mix between ochrid bark and a block of the compressed dirt)
Live plants (Moss, Broms, etc.)
Food (Fruit Flies)
Let it "cycle" for about two weeks then add the PDFs.
Below are some of the websites I have gotten my knowledge from and purchased stuff from. There is a local breeder in Columbus that doesn't have a website but is always at the local reptile shows.
www.Dendroboard.comwww.Joshsfrogs.comwww.Blackjungle.comIf anyone has any questions about PDFs you can post here or PM me.
I will try and get some pictures of my current frogs up in the next day or so. I don't have any froglets or tadpoles yet but with in the next year when the frogs become mature I should have some.
If anyone needs help putting a tank together I would be more than happy to help. I don't charge anything as long as you have all the supplies, but a frag would be cool.
Hope this helps out some of those questions.
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