sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
Im about to get some. Looking for any tips, tricks, suggestions, cautions, basic care info etc.
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ollygatorsnapper
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not much into frogs but those guys are way cool, my only suggestion is WASH YOUR HANDS! lol
sandrachameleon
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Have briefly been to Dendro, and when time permits will have to really check it out. Im sure there's good info there, if one has the time to search and dig for it. Kinda hoping to find a simple one-pager care sheet of the basics first, before I get into the gorry details.
Just using a fish tank with screen lid for the short term. Will be using an Exoterra glass terrarium later, when they frogs are a bit bigger (and when the baby chameleons currently in it are gone). Had planned to just keep the foam background it came with, raised "soil" on one back corner, and a sizeable piece of tree branch (big enough to have a chunk of moss and some fern on it) to better utilize the back/vertical space. Down the road, if things go well, I'll see if I can make something more beautiful, as I've seem some stunning examples worth emulating.
Ive started up a few extra fruit fly cultures and have some silkworms hatching, in anticipation of the frogs coming.
This is the mantella exoterra - will something similar (will add a bromeliad too) be sufficient for the tincs?
Its hard to tell in the picture, but the ground level at back left is several inches higher than the front of ther terrarium
Just using a fish tank with screen lid for the short term. Will be using an Exoterra glass terrarium later, when they frogs are a bit bigger (and when the baby chameleons currently in it are gone). Had planned to just keep the foam background it came with, raised "soil" on one back corner, and a sizeable piece of tree branch (big enough to have a chunk of moss and some fern on it) to better utilize the back/vertical space. Down the road, if things go well, I'll see if I can make something more beautiful, as I've seem some stunning examples worth emulating.
Ive started up a few extra fruit fly cultures and have some silkworms hatching, in anticipation of the frogs coming.
This is the mantella exoterra - will something similar (will add a bromeliad too) be sufficient for the tincs?
Its hard to tell in the picture, but the ground level at back left is several inches higher than the front of ther terrarium
KCcham
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I like the Mantella tank
You are right about dendro, there is a ton of stufff to sift thru.
I saw your ad for the nosey be that you are selling, too bad I am in the US or I would take them right now
I am horrible at setting up the dart frog vivs. I see all these amazing tanks on dendro and I try to follow the walk thrus of the builds on the site, but mine never come out the same. I dont have that creative part of my brain working quite right
This is one of favorite tanks of all time. You can go back thru the thread and see how he made it if you want. Its HUGE http://www.dendroboard.com/forum/parts-construction/43615-large-vivarium-construction-92.html
You are right about dendro, there is a ton of stufff to sift thru.
I saw your ad for the nosey be that you are selling, too bad I am in the US or I would take them right now
I am horrible at setting up the dart frog vivs. I see all these amazing tanks on dendro and I try to follow the walk thrus of the builds on the site, but mine never come out the same. I dont have that creative part of my brain working quite right
This is one of favorite tanks of all time. You can go back thru the thread and see how he made it if you want. Its HUGE http://www.dendroboard.com/forum/parts-construction/43615-large-vivarium-construction-92.html
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
Wow - that's truly incredible
sandrachameleon
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They are very pretty!
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ijmccollum
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Don't know about other 'phib keepers but my exoterra doors/hinges are not tight enough to keep the FF's in place. I do leave some fruit in side of the viv but of course the fruit needs to be replaced due to high humidity and molding. I have tried tape on the doors but it takes away from the asthetics.
I am considering going to the cube with magnetic doors.
In addition to FF's, get springtails and tropical wood lice.
I am considering going to the cube with magnetic doors.
In addition to FF's, get springtails and tropical wood lice.
steelheadchaser
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The frogs and their habitats are incredible. I would love to have a set-up similar to the one in the site linked. I see many hours of research involved in such an undertaking, not to mention all the work in setting it up. Maybe someday, I hope.
RandalG
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A couple of nice looking tincs you have there. Patrick from Saurian has put together some care sheets on his site. I picked up a couple of red galacs a few months back from him and he's very knowledgeable. Here's a link:
http://www.saurian.net/froginfo_main.html
In the beginning when they're juveniles I've found a piece of fruit in the tank helps keep the FF's in one spot making them easy for them to find as you want to make sure they're eating. Once they are older it hasn't been necessary for me as my adult frogs are more or less on a schedule and they wait for me in the morning and eat them as soon as I put them in or shortly afterward.
Keeping a viv opens up many more possibilities when it comes to plants which can be just as enjoyable as the frogs themselves.My viv evolves constantly as I'm always looking for orchids,broms and tropicals to add as others outgrow the tank. It's nice when an orchid or tilandsia blooms you've had for a year or more and it really adds to the overall look of the tank.
http://www.saurian.net/froginfo_main.html
In the beginning when they're juveniles I've found a piece of fruit in the tank helps keep the FF's in one spot making them easy for them to find as you want to make sure they're eating. Once they are older it hasn't been necessary for me as my adult frogs are more or less on a schedule and they wait for me in the morning and eat them as soon as I put them in or shortly afterward.
Keeping a viv opens up many more possibilities when it comes to plants which can be just as enjoyable as the frogs themselves.My viv evolves constantly as I'm always looking for orchids,broms and tropicals to add as others outgrow the tank. It's nice when an orchid or tilandsia blooms you've had for a year or more and it really adds to the overall look of the tank.
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
Thanks everyone for their comments.
So far Ive not found too many fruit flies are escaping. Most are eaten up very quickly. A resident spider (it lives in a seashell that's on top of the terrarium) dispatches with those infrequent few that do find a way out.
I'm going to try to find some springtails. Seems like they will serve both as food and as clean-up crew. Any reason why wood sows couldnt be the native ones, rather than tropical? I've got natives (captive bred by me) in my mantella terrarium, and they do fine. Many of the young are eaten, but that's okay as only a few adults are needed, it seems.
Thanks for the link, great to have more to read up!
and yes, the planting aspects are growing on me too.
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So far Ive not found too many fruit flies are escaping. Most are eaten up very quickly. A resident spider (it lives in a seashell that's on top of the terrarium) dispatches with those infrequent few that do find a way out.
I'm going to try to find some springtails. Seems like they will serve both as food and as clean-up crew. Any reason why wood sows couldnt be the native ones, rather than tropical? I've got natives (captive bred by me) in my mantella terrarium, and they do fine. Many of the young are eaten, but that's okay as only a few adults are needed, it seems.
Thanks for the link, great to have more to read up!
and yes, the planting aspects are growing on me too.
S
ijmccollum
New Member
Well, I have resident spiders but they are busy with the "free range" crix.
Guess I will need to tempt some to take up residence closer to the frogs.
No reason your natives wouldn't work. I usually go tropical so as to curtail propogation for potential infestations. It's pretty dry here in Utah.
