I bought a Dindrobates Azureus Today

[Grimm]

I think you should have learnt how to provide a food source to the animal before impluse buying it, but thats just how I do things...Personal research is the best way to learn in my opinion.

Look at the links in my dart thread, and watch the videos on how to make cultures so you dont have to ration the food that the dart requires to grow at its young age.

Substrate Notes: Gettin' Ready for Dart Frogs

[Est. 1983]

Originally Posted by Grimm

I think you should have learnt how to provide a food source to the animal before impluse buying it, but thats just how I do things...Personal research is the best way to learn in my opinion.

Look at the links in my dart thread, and watch the videos on how to make cultures so you dont have to ration the food that the dart requires to grow at its young age.

Substrate Notes: Gettin' Ready for Dart Frogs

No need to be a jerk about it...I was just wondering how it was done...I know how to make the ingredients, I just was really wanting to know if i just take some fruit flies out of the culture i have now and put them into the container...or do i put the larvee in there...and when i put either one in there how many should i put in...and he wasn't an impulse buy...I set up his terrarium 2 months ago...i just thought a single culture would last me a month or at least 3 weeks...until i could go to the next reptile show and buy another culture...but i know now...if i go next month do you think that 2 or 3 cultures would last me a month...or should i buy more than that...

[froggsong]

I agree with Grimm that it is extremely important to know how you will feed the animal BEFORE you bring it home. If there's not somewhere you can drive any day of the week to pick up more FFs, then you should have started culturing them before you bought the frog.

...I don't want to waste fruit flies because I don't have any idea how to make a culture...do you guys think I should feed him less fruit flies so the culture I have will last longer...

This quote is an indicator that you would rather feed the frog less than it needs to grow because you don't want to find out how to culture the flies. Nowhere in that post do you ask how it's done.

And watch your language or I will give you an infraction. A better word would have been jerk (which is what I edited it to), there are kids on this forum.

[RecycledAgain]

Wow..

You will be making a new culture every week/week and a half. A culture takes about 2 week to mature and produce enough flies for feeding. As a culture gets older production slows down. You don't want to keep your cultures over a month because mites become a serious possibility. Mites are bad because the will out compete your flies and kill the culture. The mites spread like mad and will contaminate any and all cultures.

You will be using 50-100 flies to start a new culture
(about 2 weeks before you use this culture)

This way you stagger out your production so you don't run out.

I haven't seen any mention of supplements .. you are using them right ?

Also a note on feeding// I would feed a smaller amount twice a day I find it works better than just one feeding when they are little.

Dan

[Est. 1983]

Originally Posted by RecycledAgain

Wow..

You will be making a new culture every week/week and a half. A culture takes about 2 week to mature and produce enough flies for feeding. As a culture gets older production slows down. You don't want to keep your cultures over a month because mites become a serious possibility. Mites are bad because the will out compete your flies and kill the culture. The mites spread like mad and will contaminate any and all cultures.

You will be using 50-100 flies to start a new culture
(about 2 weeks before you use this culture)

This way you stagger out your production so you don't run out.

I haven't seen any mention of supplements .. you are using them right ?

Also a note on feeding// I would feed a smaller amount twice a day I find it works better than just one feeding when they are little.

Dan

Yes I am using a suppliment...i'm not at the house right now...so i can't really remember what it is called but it is designed for amphibians...i will start feeding twice a day if it is best...And there is a place that I can order fruit flies like 5 minutes from my house...the lady said they run about $15.00 or a vial...don't really know how many are in the vial...so i guess I will find out on monday when the shipment comes in...

[Est. 1983]

Originally Posted by froggsong

I agree with Grimm that it is extremely important to know how you will feed the animal BEFORE you bring it home. If there's not somewhere you can drive any day of the week to pick up more FFs, then you should have started culturing them before you bought the frog.



This quote is an indicator that you would rather feed the frog less than it needs to grow because you don't want to find out how to culture the flies. Nowhere in that post do you ask how it's done.

And watch your language or I will give you an infraction. A better word would have been jerk (which is what I edited it to), there are kids on this forum.

I think you misunderstood me...I wasn't asking about making the frog go hungry...i was asking about placing less than 20 fruit flies in there so they don't just die...I have read about placing a piece of mango in the container...And about the language...sorry about that...It just made me mad that grimm was a being a "JERK"...I thought this forum was supposed to help new and existing frog and reptile owners learn...not shun them for not knowing...but i guess that is how this site is...oh well...

[wolfie2nd]

You will probably find some of the most helpful people on this site such as beck,grim an of course the almighty admin. Lol. Anyways we for the most part are all good knowledgable people any love the hobby. A lot of us just have a strong opinion when it come to taking care of our reptiles, amphibians ect. we like to see things done right. Best of luck with your new frogger.

[Grimm]

Originally Posted by Est. 1983

I think you misunderstood me...I wasn't asking about making the frog go hungry...i was asking about placing less than 20 fruit flies in there so they don't just die...I have read about placing a piece of mango in the container...And about the language...sorry about that...It just made me mad that grimm was a being a "JERK"...I thought this forum was supposed to help new and existing frog and reptile owners learn...not shun them for not knowing...but i guess that is how this site is...oh well...

I wasnt being a jerk, I was just stating what the norm should be when people plan to get a new pet..."Plan" being the important word here.

The funniest part about the situation, is that this entire time you have been taking dart frog advice from myself, even though I have never owned one in my life. Thats just the extent at which I have done my "planning" and research for my future frogs, and the way it should be for everyone else.
I dont have to give you any advice, but I chose to try and help you, even though it seemed like you didnt try to help yourself first.

[Est. 1983]

Originally Posted by Grimm

I wasnt being a jerk, I was just stating what the norm should be when people plan to get a new pet..."Plan" being the important word here.

The funniest part about the situation, is that this entire time you have been taking dart frog advice from myself, even though I have never owned one in my life. Thats just the extent at which I have done my "planning" and research for my future frogs, and the way it should be for everyone else.
I dont have to give you any advice, but I chose to try and help you, even though it seemed like you didnt try to help yourself first.

Like what my g.f. tells me all the time...its not what you say...its your tone...well some people people sit back while others go out and do stuff...i guess your just one of those ones who sit back, while i am one of those who do stuff...I don't need your advice...i'm not looking for your advice...so just help yourself and don't respond to my threads...don't bother me none...

[Grimm]

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