![]() Start with a drainage layer of at least 2 inches. Naturalistic terrariums are the normal approach to maintaining dart frogs. For example, I use a 36 inch long by 18 inch wide aquarium (a “breeder type) to house 5 adults. This makes surface area much more important than volume of terrarium. All dart frogs climb, but this species is one of the most terrestrial. A pair of adults could be maintained in a 20 gallon long terrarium, but bigger is always better. Their size and active nature necessitate an appropriately large terrarium. These frogs are the largest of the dart frogs. terribilis can live for 10 years or more. The species is not very sexually dimorphic, but females tend to have a wider belly and a more robust body shape, but even so, they are often difficult to distinguish from males. Males are typically slightly smaller than females, and mature sooner too. In Canada, the provinces of British Colombia and Alberta have outlawed the possession of this frog, probably due to the uninformed perception that captive specimens are poisonous – they are not.īoth sexes can reach about 2 inches from the tip of the snout to the vent. Typically these frogs can be purchased for less than $100. Youngsters are commonly available, particularly the mint morph. This species is protected against export from its native Colombia, but historic exports, be they legal or illegal, are the ancestors of the specimens found in the hobby today. In the United States these frogs are solely available as captive bred specimens through the poison dart frog hobby. There are reports of a gray morph in the wild, but this is unlikely to be a true morph, just aberrant individuals within the population. In captivity they are available in three color morphs: yellow, orange, and mint. They are bold and harmless captives, always visible and stunningly beautiful. Fortunately for the hobbyist, captive bred specimens contain none of the batrachotoxins for which this frog is famous. ![]() From the Pacific coastal rainforest of Colombia, the Golden Poison Dart Frog, Phyllobates terribilis is the true “Dart Frog.” Few other frogs within the Dendrobatidae can approach its level of toxicity.
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