Dart Frogs in Hawaii?

[@alohajacklyn]

I live here in Hawaii and just found one in my house. Freaked me out because I've never seen one here until now! Did some research and found your video. I found the green/black

[@WelfareChrist]

I had pretty much this exact experience except mine was bright blue

[@rhoadesian]

Very cool video. I live on Maui and I heard there’s a population of dart frogs here as well. Thanks for making this!

[@ConnorKennedy16]

This is pretty cool. I saw someone on reddit had a picture of one in their backyard in Hawaii. Really cool to see examples of them in broms and stuff!

[@TCSDartFrogs]

Thanks! Yeah I hear that the people that have bromeliads in their yard have tons of them, like a little sanctuary.

[@WelfareChrist]

I just saw one a week ago. Hawaii has such aim intense concentration of endemic animals here and such a fragile ecosystem because of how isolated it is, we’ve lost so many animals already and so many more that we didn’t even know of before they died off.

[@SupremeGecko]

Wow, fantastic video. The scenic views were amazing. Glad you found the frogs. Any day geckos?

[@TCSDartFrogs]

Thanks! yeah it is so gorgeous there. Yes I did find quite a few gold dust day geckos I'll include that in an upcoming video.

[@SupremeGecko]

@@TCSDartFrogs Excellent. I'll be watching for it (but again, loved this video).

[@kalkanort9333]

My Theory: The dart frogs are not eating enough mosquito due to stress, Hawaii really needs to add some more leaf litter to keep that substrate off the frogs and maybe they will do their job.

[@LVGmemphis10]

Ikr, is Hawaii even bioactive?

[@TCSDartFrogs]

There was plenty of leaf litter lol

[@CrispyOkra]

My theory: They should have released tree frogs instead, considering mosquitoes live on the trees. Or bats.

[@coledelladio4733]

Great video keep them coming

[@TCSDartFrogs]

Thanks buddy! Will do

[@mkuc6951]

Thats awesome. Are the poisonous in the wild in Hawaii or only in the amazon + central America?

[@TCSDartFrogs]

Yes they are but they have a different toxin from what I understand

[@carmensandiego6922]

Did you see the morning geckos that they have there? I caught one while visiting the falls in Waikiki

[@TCSDartFrogs]

I thought I might have but I'm not great at identifying geckos so I'm not completely sure

[@jeffreyvillarreal3391]

One lives in a drain hole at my condo. tripped out to see one in my parking structure.

[@TCSDartFrogs]

It's so humid there they could probably survive almost anywhere, I know quite a few people have them in their yard/garden.

[@jonathanmichaeldube]

I just saw one on my stairs in Kalihi Valley

[@MyWhiteee]

Awsome. I have that spiece of frogs. :) nice video

[@TCSDartFrogs]

Thanks! Dendrobates auratus are a great frog to keep

[@MyWhiteee]

@@TCSDartFrogs im still lerning about them. Im not sure how tosetup thier new enclosure. Do the falsebottom is nessesery? Or waterfall? I have 4 of them and i wish for tadpols. :)

[@TCSDartFrogs]

@@MyWhiteee While a false bottom isn't necessary it is very beneficial, water features are not necessary and in many cases should be avoided until you have more experience as they can lead to many problems.

[@MyWhiteee]

@@TCSDartFrogs for the bottom i was planing to use "kermazyt" (waterballs) then charcol and then substrate. I have terrarium 50/50 and 100cm high. Do you think its good for costa ruca auratus species? Btw thanks alot :).

[@TCSDartFrogs]

@@MyWhiteee Yes that should work fine for some auratus

[@aryanprivilege9651]

Oahu seems to have ideal temperatures, other islands can be hotter is it due to elevation or what?

[@AAA-np7gr]

Coooool!! ❤️

[@TCSDartFrogs]

Pretty cool huh, glad you were there with me to witness it first hand!

[@josielove2487]

I’d love to see you make a video on coqui frogs on Big Island! Mahalo for acknowledging how important it is to not release non-native species in Hawaii.

[@josielove2487]

Also cane toads!

[@kalawai2000]

Amazing place to live.

[@TCSDartFrogs]

Yeah for sure

[@swamphick7553]

That was great. Thank you

[@TCSDartFrogs]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@beja7641]

I have these frogs at my house lots of them

[@richarddraqon7531]

Lol. Can I come

[@KaimaKrazee]

what rainforest is that?? what trail??

[@sdqsdq6274]

so anyone tested if they are poisonous ? or hawaii is lacking that poisonous prey , btw they should release those critical endangered ones , what were they thinking , lol

[@TCSDartFrogs]

I don't know if anyone has tested them. I was talking with one of the Aboretum staff and they said that they were not poisonous in Hawaii but I don't know if that is true or not.

[@getoffyoubassandletsfish8565]

Thanx for video 🏆

[@TerraOblivion27]

I can't find the answer. Is it legal to own them there? You can't import or export, but to have them in possession as pets?

[@josielove2487]

I live here & would assume no it’s not legal to own them.

[@brachypelmasmithi2498]

Because they are invasive, is it allowed to import them?

[@TCSDartFrogs]

I don't believe so, Hawaii is very strict on importing or exporting anything living.

[@kaimanacoyaso7864]

Hey what was the name of that place ??

[@kaimanacoyaso7864]

I live on Oahu and would like to check it out

[@TCSDartFrogs]

@@kaimanacoyaso7864 Lyon Arboretum I believe

[@kaimanacoyaso7864]

TCS Dart Frogs thank you so much bro !

[@SNIPEzZ2020]

imagine Having wild frogs in your backyard, very cool!

[@zoinkaboose]

Introduced in the 1930's

[@nikosnature]

Nice images of some of the wild individuals here. I'd like to correct a few facts. 1) (Dendrobates auratus) from Tobaga Island, Panama were intentionally and legally released by an entomologist to a single location on Oahu, Island that was reforested with exotic plant-species in 1932. Yeah, so they have been present oh Oahu for 88 years, that's a long time! - and they have not naturally spread that far - possibly occupying a range of two square miles (generous estimation) out of 597 sq. miles that is Oahu. That's a tiny range in 88 years. About 200 specimens were originally released in 1932...so it could be said that that the Oahu population represents the Tobaga Isl. morph. 2) (Dendrobates auratus) are NOT found "all over Oahu" they have an extremely small range because they require very high rainfall areas. 3) recently (Dendrobates auratus) has been in the wild on Maui Island. 4) It is illegal to transport or sell this species according to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture. Simple internet searches can provide verification of these facts. 5) (Dendrobates auratus) are reported to be much less poisonous on Oahu because the prey species that they consume to sequester the toxins are not present in Hawaii.

[@brianvelasquez]

make more vids!

[@TCSDartFrogs]

I'll try to it's tough to get them out when I get busy with work and life.