Frog/Gecko room

thercman · #1 02-28-2011, 01:01 AM

Hey all its been a while so I figured I woould stop in to say hi and share my upcoming project. Currently I have 4 pairs of darts, D. auratus, D.leucomelus, D. tinctorias, and D.azureus. I have been keeping them for only a few years now and have decided to start the breeding process. With that said I am looking for two other species to add to the collection one being P. terribilis and the other Oophaga pumilio (bluejeans). A local breeder got hers to breed and I am in line for the offspring.

Anyway, my current frogs are in 10 gallon tanks and one pair in a 18x18x18 terrarium. This upcoming weekend the local pet store is having their $1 per gallon sale on tanks. So the plan is to get six 15 gallon tanks, set them up similarly to the 10's but with petri dishes etc for breeding purposes. I also have a MistKing system that I will be using to promote breeding (rainy season) and connecting flexwatt heat tape on all the tanks controlled with rheostats (ie light switch dimmers). Attached is a pic of the room I just finished painting. Oh, I will be adding another shelf and an incubator soon. This will give you an idea of where I am going with this.

WannabeVivMaster · #2 03-03-2011, 11:57 AM

Throw a couple albino boa constrictor pairs in the mix and you'll never have to work again!

thercman · #3 03-03-2011, 12:00 PM

lol My wife would kill me if I keep snakes. She already doesn't like the gecko and frogs...

thercman · #4 07-25-2011, 10:24 AM

I haven't posted any updates on this project for a while now. Anyway, the local pet store has a sale every few months $1 per gallon for tanks so I bought four 20 gallon tanks. I am also planning to make some 20 gallon vertical tanks on another rack as well. The glass tops are 1/4" thick and I drilled them for a misting system and a handle. All I need is the proper bulkheads and the mister will be up and running. I cut and painted 3/8" plywood for the shevles to give them additional support. The lights are shop lights on a timer. Here are some pictures.

thercman · #5 07-25-2011, 10:26 AM

Close ups...

crucible151 · #6 08-10-2011, 12:33 PM

That's awesome! I went to busch gardens recently and they have a room just for breeding frogs in. They have several species of dart frogs in there. You get to look through a window at some of their frogs. I really wish I could go in the room though.

thercman · #7 08-10-2011, 01:03 PM

Thanks!

In another month or so Ill be setting up another shevling unit also. My goal is to do work in conservation. Breeding endangered species of darts to reduce the wild caught specimens for introduction to the hobby...