More About Saurian Dart Frogs and Geckos:
Hi, my name is Patrick Nabors, and I’ve been keeping dart frogs since the early nineties. As a kid I was always interested in turning over logs and seeing what was under them, and read a lot of natural history books, as well as outdoor adventure type fiction. When I was in college I decided to stay away from a biology degree because I didn’t like math…that was probably a mistake!
Anyway, in my twenties I became fascinated by the fact that you could keep many types of reptiles and amphibians in terrariums and observe them, and even breed them. Before long I became addicted to the hobby, and it wasn’t too long afterwards till I opened a reptile specialty pet store, the St Louis Lizard Company. The store did well but unfortunately things didn’t work out with my wifes job, and we had to move out to another state and close the store…but this lead to my beginning a business at home breeding reptiles, and eventually switching over to breeding mostly dart frogs. By about 1997 I had put up the first version of Saurian.net, and began selling dart frogs and geckos to customers across the country.
Over the years I’ve bred well over 100 different species of reptiles and amphibians, everything from monitor lizards and geckos, to tree frogs and dart frogs, not to mention box turtles, Amethystine pythons, chameleons and bearded dragons.
The website is now on who knows what version, probably around 4.0! We still offer a great variety of dart frogs and a few geckos, along with various supplies to support the hobby. And of course, I still enjoy talking to new or experienced hobbyists, and I’m happy to help however I can.
I would be remiss to not mention my employee, Amethyst Halvorsen. She is an invaluable part of the business, and is the primary hands on care giver for all the animals we offer for sale and breed. She also often answers emails when I am out of the office. You will find her at the reptile shows we attend, and can count on her to provide expert assistance with any questions!
Frogs
All of the frogs we sell are available here. Whether in-stock or out-of-stock, we keep them listed because we also breed our own inventory. From tadpoles to young frogs, juveniles, and sexed pairs, our inventory is always in flux. Please feel free to reach out for information and updates regarding any frog that may be listed as out-of-stock. Our wait times for new inventory vary, though we’re always willing to reserve or advance sell up and coming inventory.
Dart frogs are shipped via FedEx Priority Overnight, live arrival guaranteed! The charges for this, ($49) will be added to your cart automatically. This charge covers any number of frogs. Select items can be added to your order, and shipped with your frogs at no additional cost. These items are listed under the Bundle and Save category. See our Conditions & Guarantees page for more info.