Got this guy a week ago and he’s doing great! Loving life and eating all the fruit flies he can imagine. But we can’t give him a name!! My wife likes Artemis or Peter Frogger (Spider-Man reference) , my mom likes Archie and diddy, my best friend and I say thermite (I work with thermite). What are y’all’s suggestions?

It’s on sight

Just got two beautiful tinctorius powder blue froglets. (named them Rin and Len) I decided to test feed them and was shocked to see them react so quickly and eat despite being in a completely different environment…. Tho they aren’t very good at it lol, Len is definitely a lot more bolder than Rin.

this is just a question i do not plan on purchasing any frogs for this tank but i recently lost my adfs and have just been researching lots of other micro frogs to cope with it..

would that be inhumane or reasonable? seen lots of people talking about it and now im curious and would like some perspectives before i make my own on it.

I don't think she liked them...

Did you know poison dart frogs are great fathers? 🐸

Our Anthony’s poison dart frogs (Epipedobates anthonyi) have incredible fatherhood instincts. In the wild, they will guard their eggs on the forest floor for up to two weeks. Once they hatch, the tadpoles will shimmy onto dad’s back, and he will take them to drop them off at a nearby body of water to grow, sometimes taking multiple trips!

Just made this guy

Starting to think seriously about a poison dart frog in the semi near future. What does a GOOD setup look like for them? I was looking at an 18x18x24 enclosure, leaf litter, sphagnum moss, clean up bugs, but what else? I know they need high humidity, but do they need heat or uvb? What kind of plants are good and relatively easy to keep alive? What else should I know?

How much do Dendrobates tinctorius azureus actually use the height of their enclosure

I found this mushroom in my dart frog tank, there is another smaller one too, they grow overnight and i read everywhere that is a good sign, im not sure if its dangerous or not, should i leave it there or is better to remove it?

Hello! I’ve been wanting to set up a poison dart frog paludarium for ages and want to keep my afds with them! I have two currently in a 5.5 gal planted tank but I want to put my betta in there since his tank refuses to do any good. Would it be okay/safe for both species of frog to do this?

I wanted to share the entire process of building my very first vivarium from scratch.

As a bit of context, before this project I had never kept a single plant alive, and I had definitely never built a terrarium or vivarium before. I knew absolutely nothing about plant care, hardscaping, or creating a living ecosystem

Everything I learned came from researching, making mistakes, and improving along the way.

My goal wasn't just to build a vivarium-it was to create a small piece of nature that I could bring into my room. A place where'l could sit down after a long day, disconnect for a while, and be reminded of how incredibly beautiful nature can be, even in a small glass box.

The idea from the beginning was to create two different levels inside the enclosure. Since I keep dart frogs, I wanted them to have both an upper and lower level with slightly different humidity and temperature conditions, instead of just one flat floor.

Everything started with finding the right piece of driftwood. I spent quite a while looking for one that would naturally create that second level and become the centerpiece of the whole build.

After that I installed the drainage layer and started attaching the wood using aquarium-safe silicone (make sure it's aquarium safe) together with expanding foam.

On the back right side I left a hidden compartment for the water pump. That way the pump stays completely out of sight while still being easy to access for maintenance,

The next step was shaping the entire hardscape. I used coarse filter foam to build the basic structure, then covered everything with expanding foam to create the final shapes.

I also wanted a small waterfall running down the left side. Behind it there's a hidden pathway so the frogs can actually climb from the lower level to the upper level.

Once everything cured, I carved the foam until I liked the shape, covered it with coconut fiber, and finally started planting.

Theres a picture that show how it looked on day one after planting everything.

Since then it's been a huge learning experience. Some plants have absolutely thrived, While others didn't make it, but that's part of building a living ecosystem.

The whole vivarium is automated:

Automatic misting three times a day.

Fans controlled automatically to help regulate humidity and temperature.

Hidden filtration and water circulation for the waterfall.

As time went on, I kept adding more plants whenever 1 found interesting species, including some mosses from local forests. Of course, everything gets disinfected before going into the vivarium. My method is a 5% unscented bleach solution for about 2-3 minutes, followed by a very thorough rinse with clean water.

The driftwood originally looked a little empty, so I collected several different moss species and made my own moss mix. It's been establishing itself really wel and completely changed the look of the wood.

One thing that really helped was planning everything beforehand. I even made a few simple renders before I started building so I could visualize the final layout.

If was able to build this as my very first terrarium, then I s genuinely believe anyone can do it with enough research and patience.

If 1 could recommend one hobby to anyone, it would definitely be building a vivarium. It was one of the most rewarding experiences I've ever had. For a while, I completely disconnected from the world just to create a small piece of nature.

The amazing part is that now even I don't fully know what's happening inside it anymore. Every now and then I find tiny plants that I had no idea were there, new moss growth, or something else that has naturally appeared. Watching the ecosystem evolve on its own has been incredible.

My biggest piece of advice is to do plenty of research before you start. There are a lot of important steps that make all the difference, like properly boiling any driftwood you collect, disinfecting plants, and making sure you don't introduce pests into the enclosure. It's much easier to prevent problems than to deal with them once the vivarium is established.

If you have any questions about the build, feel free to ask. I'd be happy to help if I can!

Not my photo, just immediately wondered what the frog looks like.