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#2133067
N!m@LLU/3R
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Dart Frog Questions 
I was looking into getting a dart frog or two. I have been researching and now think I want a Tinct. I thought that you weren’t supposed to mix the species together, but what about color morphs? Specifically Tinctorius’s? I would not be breeding, and would only get a pair. But would male or females be better? The vivarium will probably be a ten-fifteen gallon. Would this be big enough? I also read that they aren’t poisonous in captivity, is this correct? Thanks, and any tips on darts would be GREATLY appreciated!
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03/15/10 04:35pm
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#2133163
Sh0e
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Message To: N!m@LLU/3R In reference to Message Id: 2133067
Dart Frog Questions
If you don’t plan on breeding then mixing different color morphs is fine. If you do produce offspring you will be shunned by most keepers because hybrids are frowned upon and there’d not be many takers for hybrid dart morphs. Maybe this will change over time, but for now just keep it a secret. A 20 gallon long would be great for a trio of tincs or similarly sized darets, 10 gallons is a bit small and cramped imo, but it can work. All amphibians produce toxins to an extent, but darts loose their deadly potency in captivity and captive bred specimines are never toxic enough to endanger you seriously (still don’t go licking them).
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03/15/10 09:22pm
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#2133168
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Message To: Sh0e In reference to Message Id: 2133163
Dart Frog Questions
Thank you. I was also wondering about the D. Azureus, I read somewhere that they were a morph of the Tincts, would it be okay to put one of these with the others? Thanks in advance!
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03/15/10 09:43pm
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#2133425
Sh0e
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Message To: N!m@LLU/3R In reference to Message Id: 2133168
Dart Frog Questions
They are different species, though they are related. Both are dendrobates, but one is D. tinctorius and one is D. azureus. They can cross breed, and hybrids of two different species is 100x more frowned upon than mixed morphs in the dart world. I have kept several young species of dendrobates together while growing up young cb frogs due to lack of space, but adults can be territorial and females will wrestle for territory and it is possible they can drown during the wrestling matches if they occur in water. I would stick with a single species, pick your favorite color and go with it. Tincs, leucs, azureus, auratus, or even a species from the Phyllobates like terribilis (the deadliest frog in the wild) would be good for a beginner. Mixing frogs species usually complicates things more than it makes things more interesting. All the species I’ve listed are bold and aggressive and you’ll see lots of action. The boldest might be the terribilis or the azureus and the most shy is probably the auratus. The largest color variation comes from the auratus and the tincs, the auratus come in black-gree, black-blue, black-brown morphs with varying patterns and the tincs have some really interesting morphs as well. The tincs come in mint green, gold, and orange. And I personally like the leucs black and gold pattern the best.
Stick to one, and get a feel for how it’s like culturing fruit flies and other feeders ( i would suggest a roach colony and pill bug colony to keep ample food around as well as variety). A lot of times people figure out it’s too much hassel and give up or they really appreciate their frogs and their collection grows and grows.
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03/16/10 07:39pm
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#2133426
Sh0e
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Message To: Sh0e In reference to Message Id: 2133425
Dart Frog Questions
typo, the terribilis come in mint green, gold, and orange, not the tincs.
sent you a personal message with more info.
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03/16/10 07:43pm
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#2134717
MAggotforlife
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Message To: N!m@LLU/3R In reference to Message Id: 2133067
 Dart Frog Questions
your not supposed to mix different species like arautus and tinc but color morphs are ok. yah either male and female or just 2 females, and get a 15 gall. a 10 would be too small, since tinc get pretty big. And no they arent poisonous, in the wild they eat an ant thats poisonous and they secreat the poison of their backs, but no bredders feed them ants so there not poisonous, but its still not a good idea too hold them. And if you get the two tinc maake sure theres allot of room to roam around, like not too many plants so its not crowded.
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03/21/10 12:35pm
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#2135152
Sh0e
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Message To: MAggotforlife In reference to Message Id: 2134717
Dart Frog Questions
new research suggests darts get their toxins from mites in the wild, not ants like previously hypothesized
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03/22/10 07:30pm
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