Guide to Caring for and Feeding Dart Frogs
Below you will find a list of guides to caring for and feeding dart frogs, with information covering making fruit fly cultures, planning your first frogs purchase, and setting up a terrarium for them!
We also have a list of some of the most Frequently Asked Questions, with Answers of course! If you don’t see the question or answer you’re looking for, please send us a message! We want to do everything we can to help you in maintaining and caring for your frogs, geckos, and terrariums.
Dart Frog Care Sheets For Beginners
The first section covers some of the most basic care and advice for getting started keeping Dart Frogs. See our FAQ page for more general questions, and/or to submit your own FAQ.
Planning for Your First Dart Frogs
A basic guide on what to expect when getting your first dart frogs. A wise read before purchasing or receiving your new pets.
The Terrarium Build
Your Dart Frogs will need a habitat — in this care sheet, I go over the basics of how to set up your terrarium.
Care Sheet for Juvenile Dart Frogs
Not sure how to care for your dart frogs? Start by reading our brief guide and care sheet for your new pet.
Melanogaster vs Hydei Fruit Flies
Learn the difference between Melanogaster and Hydei fruit flies and which ones are best for your dart frog(s).
Items for Getting Started
Our list of basic necessities and items recommended for starting and setting up your dart frogs’ terrarium habitat.
Terrarium with Water Feature
Patrick’s basic guide for building your own terrarium with a water feature.
Supplies Needed
A brief guide on the basic supplies you’ll need to setup or augment your terrarium to accommodate your dart frogs.
Calcium Deficiency
How to recognize and prevent a common problem with maintaining dart frogs. (Short answer: Supplements.)
Fruit Fly Culturing Information
New to the dart frog hobby? Review our Fruit Fly Culturing Guides for how to correctly manage culturing your dart frog’s food supply.
How to Culture Fruit Flies
Culturing information for Melanogaster and Hydei fruit flies for your dart frog’s food supply.
Tips for Working with Fruit Flies
Quick tips on caring for and tending to your fruit fly cultures.
Mites in Fruit Fly Cultures
Identifying mites in fruit fly cultures is crucial for maintaining a healthy feeder supply.
Keeping and Breeding Frogs
General tips and guides for breeding various dart frogs and other frogs. For FAQs about breeding, see our Dart Frog Breeding FAQs.
Caring for Thumbnail Frogs
Patrick shares his experience and provides notes on the overall care of thumbnail dart frogs.
Breeding Tinctorius & Azureus
How to identify the gender of D. tinctorius and D. azureus dart frogs, with breeding information.
Vietnamese Mossy Frogs
Care and breeding tips for Vietnamese Mossy Frogs in a high-humidity environment.
Solomon Island Leaf Frog
Care guide for Solomon Island Leaf Frogs — bioactive setup, humidity, and breeding.
Temperature Sex Determination
Temperature plays a crucial role in sex determination for many dart frog species.
Dart Frog General Information
Care and handling sheets with general information about caring for dart frogs and setting up their habitat.
Shipping Dart Frogs
What to expect when ordering dart frogs or other live animals from our website.
Build a Terrarium Lid
Your terrarium needs a lid to keep fruit flies, humidity, and your frogs securely inside.
Are Dart Frogs Poisonous?
All you need to know about toxicity in dart frogs’ skin and their safe handling.
Other Frogs
Care sheets and information on a variety of other frogs.
Milk Frog Care Sheet
Help with your young Milk frogs — general guidelines for food, substrates, and care.
Cinnamon Tree Frog
A basic guide to caring for Cinnamon Tree frogs, from eggs and juveniles to sub-adults.
Mossy Tree Frogs
Care, breeding, and general information about the Mossy Tree Frog (Theloderma corticale).
Solomon Island Leaf Frog
Care, breeding, and general information about the Solomon Island Leaf Frog.
Species List
Over the past twenty years or so, there have been a multitude of “dart frog morph guides” posted on websites. Most of these have been European, and in many cases have offered amazing photos and descriptions of various morphs and species of poison dart frogs. Unfortunately many of the best of these are no longer up. This dart frog morph guide is not as complete as many of these, but represents frogs we have kept here.
See our FAQ page for all your general questions, and/or to submit your own FAQ.
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