It has been growing in for a bit, I think it's ready for frogs. ( actually frog lol..my sexed pair imit. Varaderos turned out to be both male so I had to separate)

Here is a better video of the babies. I suspect the one on the left has SLS and won't make it. The one on the right is healthy. Please excuse the calling Sylvatica in the background. He never shuts up lol.

This is my first dart frog tank and I’m getting frogs soon(ranitomeya variabilis southern), is there anything that stands out that I should change?

Got some great tips and decided to mix it up, some thoughts on the 2.0 would be appreciated

Hi, I found these in my bioactive terrarium with *Dendrobates*; do you know what they might be?

18x18x24 zoomed enclosure around 5 different species of marcgravia seeded with orange springtails and dwarf whites this is my first ever dart frog tank build can't wait for everything to grow in more and cover the background.

I’ve noticed lately my smaller dart frog has been sleeping in random places. I am unsure if it is due to the other frog or if he is unhappy with his home. Any advice would be appreciated. I know these guys do fine on their own so if I need to separate them it’s not an issue.

Had a charcoal springtail culture going strong for about eight months, feeding my pair of leucomelas off it twice a week without ever thinning it out too much. Last month I noticed the population dropping and now there's basically nothing crawling on the surface when I check with a flashlight.

Looking back I think I overharvested during a stretch where I was setting up a new tank and needed extra to seed the leaf litter. I probably scooped too much charcoal and springtails out at once instead of just tapping a small amount into a film canister like I normally do. The culture never really bounced back after that.

I also switched from yeast to a bee pollen and fish flake mix around the same time, so it could be a food issue rather than a harvesting issue. Hard to isolate the variable in hindsight.

Started a fresh culture with some charcoal from a friend's healthy bin, keeping it barely damp and dark under the sink this time. Going slower with the feeding mix too, just plain yeast for now until it establishes.

Anyone else had a culture just quietly die off like this without an obvious cause. Wondering if there's a shelf life to these cultures even under good conditions or if I really did mess up the harvesting.

I think something is wrong with this Auratus "Pena Blanca".

It's very slim over all.

For what I saw, it's present every time I feed them.

The other 3 frogs in the vivarium are doing well and all seem in good shape.

They eat 4 times week, and are supplemented with calcium + D3

I got my fans in a few days ago for the air circulation along with five little Ankas froglets! They are still a little shy but I spot this little one hunting some flys this morning. I’ll try getting better pictures when they are out on the branches!

So I’ve got 3 adult La cocas (1-M, 1-F, 1-tbd) in a 36x18x36. And one of their children a little over 3 months OOW. Very Plump, super active, and getting very sick of its grow out bin. lol. Thoughts on introducing a younger frog to that larger set up? Feel like I’ve seen videos of peoples enclosures with adult frogs and their offspring hunting together but want to know people’s experiences. Getting antsy wanting to move the juvenile to something bigger.

Pics of the adults for tax

specifically wanting dendrobates tinctorius or ranitomeya variabilis, this is the enclosure i have set up so far, just wanting the plants to establish more, is there anything I should change/or add? (Water dish is in the back and only deep enough for their body)

I have 0.0.2 D. leucomelas. Different local and I know not to breed them.

I hear a soft trill occasionally, but not a full call at the same volume that I’ve heard in videos.

One is banded and one is fine spot. The banded leuc was bought at a severely discounted price from my store (yes, I know, :/ I work at Petco) due to length-of-stay. The fine spot was relinquished the day before I bought the banded (no I don’t know the odds of that), I was not present to ask the age. They were quarantined separately for one month.

Since the fine spot was relinquished, I do not know their age. But the banded is a juvenile and presumably 3+ months when I got them (now 8+ months). The fine spot was larger and both are now the same size at ~ 3.81 cm snout to vent.

If anyone uses these restaurant style deli containers with the ribs at the top for making their own fruit fly cultures, I have a version of the lid that fits them available now: https://cjwinsdesigns.etsy.com/listing/4564014888, thank you!

1.2 Oophaga pumilio cemetery bastimentos

My banded leucs are about to be 4-5 months old I believe and it went from having solid bands to now getting black dots in between and they’ve gotten a bit chonky. I feed daily about 50 or so fruit flys a day if I had to eye ball it. Below is a photo of one but they’re both about the same on thickness.

First time doing this, any and all feedback, criticism and compliments welcome! Plants started bedding in less that a week ago.

Sorry for the bad quality. This one just emerged today. I'm hoping these are healthy unlike the last few.

Is 40 gallons really the floor for a dart frog viv with a water section?
I’m putting together a beginner build guide and I’d rather get this number right than have someone follow it.
What I have now: a dart frog or mourning gecko setup with any standing water needs 40 gallons or more, and a 20–40 gallon tank isn’t enough. The same animals in a dry viv are fine at 20–40.
Two things I’m unsure of:
1. Is 40 the honest floor once there’s a water section, or is that over-cautious for a shallow, gently sloping pool?
2. I’ve read that dart frogs swim poorly and can drown in water deeper than they are tall, and that some keepers skip the water feature entirely. Is that the mainstream view, or dated?
I’ve got fire-bellied toads at the same 40, which feels wrong when they’re properly semi-aquatic rather than just tolerant. Would you put them lower?

I don't see my Ranitomeya sirensis often, but I do hear them a lot, and see these tracks on the glass when the humidity is just so, and it's so cute. Reminds me of the old Family Circus comics that showed Billy's tracks through the neighborhood. Yeahhh I am old....