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From Understory Enterprises's website (The distributor of CRARC frogs): "Encounters with this frog (Agalychnis/Hylomantis lemur) in the rainforest are very rare, but one place that this species has been established and can be found in adundance is within the CRARC reserve in Costa Rica...

You really think these groups are going to spend that much money (buy the land, build research/captive production facilities, etc.) to conserve what some view as "just some lizards"? It is often difficult enough to get adequate money for charismatic megafauna conservation...much less something...

That's a really nice animal!

Captive bred, endangered species are exported from their home country fairly often without detriment to the wild populations. Look up the work the Costa Rican Amphibian Research Center is doing with Hylomantis lemur (critically endangered), and you'll see a perfect example of how conservation...

Yes, Dendroboard has the most relevant PDF information around in terms of a forum. You also have a great resource, Understory Enterprises, right there in Canada.

Audubon Zoo in NO had a spinosus that came from a confiscation for a few years until it died of old age. They keep another montane species behind the scenes (I don't remember which at the moment) and have a panther setup outside of the herp house most of the year.

Nice! Nothing like diversifying the collection a bit.

I don't post here very much as I don't keep chameleons, but I do enjoy reading/researching them. With that said, I keep a number of frogs and have kept a few different other lizards/geckos in the past. I have a few extra animals available for those interested: 1.0 Anolis porcus ~18 months...

I have zero cham experience, but do you think it could have anything to do with the weird weather patterns we've had for the past week or so? We've been dry and cold to wet and warm, back to wettish and cold. I can see the effects on my frogs as the weather shifts back and forth...maybe the same...

No problem! Hope it helps. I don't make nearly as many as you (nor do I envy anyone who has to make that many...it's the only unenjoyable part about my frogs), but having the culture media handy at all times is a real benefit. That way, you don't have to worry about being lax and forgetting to...

Yeah, the yeast is similar to a powder or flake. This isn't the active yeast sold in packets or jars that is used for baking (I think the brand name is Fleischmann's?). This stuff is used as a protein supplement and usually come in a cylindrical cardboard container. Brewer's yeast is actually...

I make my own media and find it's easier and possibly cheaper (I haven't actually priced it out, but everything you need is mostly simple household items.). My recipe is as follows: ~6 cups potato flakes- I just buy the big box; I think it's acutally 6 2/3 cups. 2 cups brewers yeast- This...

It looks to be just pressed corkboard, available at most craft stores and also cork specialty retailers. Many people use them in their dart frog enclosures. Not sure if they're waterproof, but they do hold up a long time in high humidity/grow epiphytes quite well.

Those vanzos are some of my favorite! Every time I see them I think of a clown for some reason.

Is the imitator an 'intermedius' or the 'Chazuta' locale? I've never kept the orange imis (only the old line green and Veradero), but those have always been my favorite.