(dart noob needing help)

[mike_johnson]

Hi I'm mike just signed up to this forum, I think I have been bit by the dart frog bug but I'm scared I did some research on dart frogs and they say if there captive breed that they do not have poison and that made me really want to own a breeding population of these great lil frogs, but is this true?

I have a 19 month old son and I dont want anything to hurt him if they do have poison and one ever gets out and he gets ahold of it I would never be able to forgive myself!

If you have any info on this please help!!!

nextleveltubs@yahoo.com

-mike

[Grimm]

Harmless as flies when in captivity...Not to worry.

[mike_johnson]

good to hear now my second question is where is a good place to order them? for a good price?

[Grimm]

Depends where you are from...Local Hobbyist's are usually the best bet to get the lowest price.

[mike_johnson]

I'm in north carolina and to tell you the truth never even heard of anyone here owning dart frogs I looked on craigslist and found nothing but a african bull frog, and thats like wanting a high end sports car and buying a monster truck lol

If there is anyone in N.C or V.A that has dart frogs let me know

thanks-mike

[JimO]

There are several dart frog breeders in NC with good reputations. Several that come to mind are chadbandman (forum name) from Laurel Hill, rcteem (forum name) from Raleigh, jcgso from Greensboro, and stevenhman from Camp Lejeune, NC. I don't know if any are registered on this site. You might try the Dartfrogz forum to see if they are members there. If not, then send me a PM and I'll tell you how to contact them. I have a business on the side selling bulk leaves for leaf litter and most of these guys are customers, so I can't give out any personal info, but I know where you can find them.

[mike_johnson]

thats great my email is nextleveltubs@yahoo.com any info you can help me out with would be great,

I plan on doing my back ground out of styrafoam and having it where there is several different levels so the frogs can have there own space and not have to be in each other's way

I think the bumble bee darts would work out fine, is there any risk if you over populate a tank with ff? would they be able to reproduce in a tank with out have to culture them?

forgive me I'm new at this

-mike

[RecycledAgain]

The Leucomelas will not disappoint you and I'm afraid you will have to learn the fine craft of culturing fruit flies in cups or jars..

Lol .. don't let the flies intimidate you, just a touch of patience and some simple instructions will be all you really need.

Dan