Love you videos Jay!! Yes, I am making a Bioactive vivarium in the next few weeks! It will be for my mourning geckos and I want a trio of dart frogs
@robertdempsey27063 жыл бұрын
The humble Dart Frog-- one of Nature's most tempting forbidden snacks
@dizzyguy74233 жыл бұрын
forbidden chocolate frog
@froggy32032 жыл бұрын
Crunchy
@trippbutt76392 жыл бұрын
Takes bite “WHY IS IT SPICY”
@Stand.Your.Ground.3 жыл бұрын
I had 2 dart frogs in my early 20’s which was about 6-7 years ago! I loved them very fun to build a live vivarium. I have always been a plant person so it came second nature to me, reason I don’t have them anymore my partner and I broke up many years ago and she decided to keep them. But I am very interested in having my own and can’t wait to start designing their environment. I like to get a vivarium started for about 1-3 months before putting live critters in them however that’s not necessary it’s more of a quality control for me! But to anyone looking to have a little slice of the rainforest in your home please do! It’s a massive conversation piece, I used to spend hours just looking at the plants and the frogs. So beautiful!
@AmericanAquariumInformation3 жыл бұрын
Nice Jay, didn't know you're a frog guy. I see that smile. I got some bull frogs, but the tank is set up much different. Basically pond muck and they stink.
@l____bugc____l Жыл бұрын
Aaah, this is so helpfull! Thank you! I was in total doubt if i had everything set up correctly to keep humidity and temperatures at a constant level.. I have fans running on a humidity sensor to keep it constant.. Humidity rises very quickly and i was worrying about it a little --> Turns out i can leave everything off most part of the day. haha Thank you 😃
@mariaalfonso63412 жыл бұрын
I'm a proud new owner of a blue frog. thanks for this video. it help
@Jaywil072 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome
@eileensplitt40497 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed your video, just found you. I built a vivarium approximately 6 months ago and think I'm ready for frogs. Thanks for the info!
@sherryarndt86313 жыл бұрын
I hope to have some in the near future, I've been in love with frogs my whole life and dream if having many 😁 Thank you for the videos!
@alexdickson8533 Жыл бұрын
the passion is irradiating.
@shop9702 жыл бұрын
Love it! Great intro to a happy frogs life! Thank you. For those that are considering or learning about dart frogs!
@picklefish74 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. I've been thinking about trying my hand at keeping some dart frogs for some time, just wasn't sure how much time and energy I needed to put into it. I used to have a couple of green tree frogs, and it doesn't sound like it will be any more involved than they were. I've also got a reef aquarium, and it really won't be nearly as involved as that is now.
@seaamundsen46872 жыл бұрын
I'm planning on creating a vivarium and keeping dart frogs in a few years. In the meantime, I'm going to make a bioactive enclosure for my ball python and enjoy learning everything I can about dart frogs :)
@veroniquetravers15563 жыл бұрын
I just got two blue dart frogs today. I love them! Now building the terrarium. I have fruit fly’s, isopods and springtails but still have to learn how to produce my own. Question: how many springtails and isopods needed for a 24x24x24 enclosure? And how often do you replenish?
@Jaywil073 жыл бұрын
Are usually supplement it couple times a month with the springtails just because the frogs will eat them as well. Are usually put a full culture of springtails if not 2 inside of a viviarium to start
@hiddencityboxing45642 жыл бұрын
They not dangerous?? I wanna get one
@ggsttdn912 жыл бұрын
@@hiddencityboxing4564 only in the wild
@EverEvolvingExotics3 жыл бұрын
Great video, Dart Frogs are some of my favorite animals we work with!
@Jaywil073 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much
@kentofmississippi2 жыл бұрын
Dart frogs are the best pets. If someone can keep a betta fish alive, they can care for a dart frog.
@bentleyconcerts2 жыл бұрын
The video I've been needing!
@CoryG19813 жыл бұрын
im starting to build one in 3 days for dart frogs , thanks for making these vids as i just came across ur page today . I will be getting the Frog & co dart frog tank 18x18x24
@Emg24632 жыл бұрын
I had dart frogs for awhile and they're relatively easy keepers....but the thing that caused me to move on was the constant keeping and culturing the fruit flies. The fruit flies aren't even hard to culture....I just got tired of doing it...lol. I had the green and black, Oelemari and the Citronella. They're definitely a cool critter to keep....as long as you keep the fly cultures going. BTW....I found new homes for my frogs.
@brockmosher88632 жыл бұрын
I find it really simple to culture. I’ve got about 7 cultures running at once and when the first one gets old, I hose it out and drop a couple of flies into it from other cultures. I literally do 5 minutes of maintenance a month and have constant thriving cultures
@Emg24632 жыл бұрын
@@brockmosher8863 it is very simple to culture them....I just got tired of having fly cultures all over and finding little flies hopping around my kitchen....lol
@elliotnunezjr4372 жыл бұрын
Definitely want some, thanks for the info!
@shibby19982 жыл бұрын
First video I'm watching
@Jaywil072 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@underwaterstories6543 жыл бұрын
They are so Cool! I want frogs 😱😱
@someguy16882 жыл бұрын
Nice video man. Very interesting and informative. Keep it up buddy
@ilTHfeaa2 жыл бұрын
I used to have springtails and they can eat rice lol i just put some uncooked rice in there and they loved it
@bowillieman2 жыл бұрын
I caught that serpa squad tank
@kalawai20003 жыл бұрын
Hey Jay! I have my 36x18x36 set up for dart frog and morning geckos. I wish I had set one up years ago! Less care than my fish tanks! Duh!
@BigPacoPump3 жыл бұрын
Good stuff man, I got my frogs from Josh's coming on Wednesday. Thanks for your help brother
@sincerely_zane3 жыл бұрын
reminds me of my grandma
@mpk66642 жыл бұрын
I've been watching you for a while and just now realized that I wasn't subscribed. Darn!
@benannen24312 жыл бұрын
Great Video ,thank you very much for Sharing :) Its awesome how enthusiastic you are :D Greetz from Germany
@drshocktopus284025 күн бұрын
I have been battling with root rot in my plants because their soil won’t drain. What kind of substrate mix do you use to keep your plants as happy as they are?
@lcfishing8593 жыл бұрын
Sorry I’m late I was a soccer practice great vid
@williamhoard9780 Жыл бұрын
hey ive been doing research on frogs for a few days now lol, i think im going to try to do a tank for dart frogs and tree frogs
@Jaywil07 Жыл бұрын
Boom
@CaptainSpalding13 жыл бұрын
Just got my first two frogs last weekend, and two geckos! 18x18x24 via Josh's Frogs recommendations, and I'm super happy with it! Now, just brushing up on care and maintenance - I appreciate the tips! Question - can I OVERFEED them? It looked like a lot of flies in your video, but maybe I'm not using enough?
@Jaywil073 жыл бұрын
I feed a lot but I also have 3 and 4
@amandastakeonit740210 ай бұрын
This is great! Thank you!
@paulhord80813 жыл бұрын
My girlfriend and I are thinking of making a vivarium for dart frogs. I want dart frogs because I feel they are very misunderstood. They're also cute and very pretty.
@sgvcreations2 жыл бұрын
Great vid! Very informative
@emiliogonzalez1872 жыл бұрын
Dr. Effin suess 👊
@Avocetexotics3 жыл бұрын
I am setting up a dart frog and mourning gecko communal tank soon. I just got an 18x18x24 tank and already have bought a ton of plants. I am going to do a whole homemade naturalistic back ground and have the whole bioactive with the drainage layer and abg mix for substrate. My only thing that I'm not sure about, is what I should use for my drainage layer. I have gone back a forth about what I should use and decided that I think I am going to do lava rocks. What do you think about using them? Also what do you use for your drainage layer?
@Jaywil073 жыл бұрын
Larval rock works. I use the garden clay balls.
@CoryG19813 жыл бұрын
i use clay balls
@HJH4132 жыл бұрын
Liked, subscribed and commented.
@chungoballs97692 жыл бұрын
I’m thinking of building a vivaruim, and I like the easiness and the coolness of dart frogs. How often should I feed them?
@Jaywil072 жыл бұрын
3-4 times a week
@florist1092 жыл бұрын
Amazing video! Thank you
@mikeycbaby Жыл бұрын
Do u recommend a heating pad if your house is ancient and cooler than optimal temperature?
@valentinbirkenfeld5603 жыл бұрын
thanks for the advice
@mitch5112 ай бұрын
I just made a a vivarium with highland bronze auratus
@felixvandenbranden27019 ай бұрын
How do you add the springtails to the vivarium?
@ricepudding86432 жыл бұрын
How many dart frogs could stay in a 12x12x12
@ricepudding86432 жыл бұрын
Or would you need a 12x12x18
@picklefish74 Жыл бұрын
What do you think about using a fogger screen, covered with a bit of screen(to protect froggies)?
@Leahweahbeah3 жыл бұрын
I have two whites tree frogs and they are on eco earth coco fiber mixed with real soil and live springtails. I pick up any visible poop at least every other day and check for any uneaten food. However in the last few days it has started to smell..not just an earthy smell but stinky like poop smell. I just took everything out (fake plants and hides) and cleaned it and turned the soil about a week ago. I stopped misting for a few days thinking that maybe the humidity was too high but my gauge says 50% most of the time. Any tips? Should I throw out my substrate and get more even though I have springtails in it? Are my springtails still living? Do springtails make a gross smell? I don’t have a drainage layer (hydro balls or stones) beneath my substrate could this be the issue?
@BigShrimpin4162 жыл бұрын
You absolutely MUST have a drainage layer or your substrate will rot from the moisture and can cause many health problems for your frogs!!!
@Leahweahbeah2 жыл бұрын
@@BigShrimpin416 guess I didn’t mention it but I have clay balls as a drainage layer with netting in between that and the soil
@BigShrimpin4162 жыл бұрын
@@Leahweahbeah ooooh ok I thought you said you didn’t have a drainage layer LOL. And it still had a bad smell? Are you draining water from the drainage layer every so often?
@BigShrimpin4162 жыл бұрын
@@Leahweahbeah maybe it’s the dirt itself, you could try switching to an ABG mix. That’s the best substrate in my opinion when it comes to bio active and what most people use. You could look into it and see if it’s something you want to use
@plantguy93 жыл бұрын
Do you have to keep springtails on the side I thought they propagate inside the vivarium.
@Jaywil073 жыл бұрын
If the frogs don’t eat them up to fast
@lboogie738aquatics3 жыл бұрын
Dope video bro. Question for you Jay. Is two 110 seachem tidal HOB filters, good/enough filtration for a 180 gallon?
@Jaywil073 жыл бұрын
Should be depending on stock levels
@lboogie738aquatics3 жыл бұрын
@@Jaywil07 ok cool. Thank you.
@taeviansworldofreptiles38283 жыл бұрын
New to your channel brilliant video!
@proffit47063 жыл бұрын
I want to have like 4 dart frogs and a mourning gecko I have a few questions/concerns maybe you can clear up for me first what do I do about breeding as I don't want them to breed, do I just get males? Also I heard that a mourning gecko can lay eggs without a partner so how do I go about not having babies? Also can I have different color darts that are the same species? Like I noticed that theres the Dendrobates Tinctorius in different colors are those ok together?
@Jaywil073 жыл бұрын
All 4 darts the same. If you get them small typically you won’t sex them. Do not provide water standing and no tadpoles would happen. Mourning geckos are cool but the babies are unlikely.
@proffit47063 жыл бұрын
@@Jaywil07 ah fair enough, appreciate your time bro!
@dtruman1233 жыл бұрын
I have wanted one for a very long time. The blue darts are so beautiful,just afraid to take that forst atep.
@Jaywil073 жыл бұрын
Super easy check out setting up a Vivarium in my playlist.
@connerjames33252 жыл бұрын
they are coolfrog
@timgroothuis12172 жыл бұрын
Nice video Jay, thanks for all the info! I'm going to do some more research and might decide on setting up a vivarium. Just a question: is it also possible to feed the frogs dried/non-living food? Convincing my girlfriend to have a huge vivarium in the living room is one thing, convincing her that I also need to grow some gross-looking insects is another. Thanks!
@Jaywil072 жыл бұрын
It is not. No flight fruit flies are easy
@rossy833 жыл бұрын
So... why do I need to keep it in mind?
@wonderboi9415 Жыл бұрын
Why can’t I keep different species of dart frogs in my bioactive vivarium? I wanted to keep a blue and red one.
@efraintovar36933 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!!!
@Emma-wi8ri3 жыл бұрын
How many frogs could be in like a 40gal long ?Ik it depends on species but for like general ones that can be in groups
@Jaywil073 жыл бұрын
5-6
@mpk66642 жыл бұрын
It's usually 10 gals per frog. I'd go with 5 at max.
@iTheFireDragon2 жыл бұрын
I'm wanting to get dart frogs. Do I need to change the sheet moss at all? Can I buy any type of plants? Also I noticed you have funkos. I'm a collector as well. I have a luke with yoda in a back pack on dagoba. Have you ever incorporated a funko in a enclosure? Would it be ok to?
@iTheFireDragon2 жыл бұрын
By the way, great video thanks
@CarmellaStone-o1t27 күн бұрын
What's the price of all that that's the problem how much does it cost for you to feed
@laxminiraula66523 жыл бұрын
When I got to what to feed a poison dart frog an chocolate ad
@Jaywil073 жыл бұрын
Hahahahahahaha
@WildSaucy2 жыл бұрын
Do you just use the calcium plus or do you use other supplements also?
@Jaywil072 жыл бұрын
Just the calcium
@oscartorres89523 жыл бұрын
can you keep gargoyle geckos and dart frogs together?
@Jaywil073 жыл бұрын
No
@onithans90373 жыл бұрын
Is a 12x12x12 good? If so can i keep two in it?
@briancarnahan64213 жыл бұрын
I know you said 18x18x18 but would a 18x18x12 work? Do they like to climb on high perches that the extra height is beneficial?
@mpk66642 жыл бұрын
Dendrobates Tinctorius are mostly terrestrial, however, they will occasionally climb. It really depends on the individual. An 18x18x12 will be just fine.
@dfantasticcreatures4363 жыл бұрын
Are they going to die if I keep them with 29 to 33°C?
@nicholaszoppa32743 жыл бұрын
Not quite accurate. Keeping at 100% humidity is not ideal. Usually that means the air is stagnant. You want some airflow or else you are inviting bacterial infections. 80% is more ideal.
@niv783 жыл бұрын
Do not keep your dart frogs at 100% humidity, 85% is a really nice sweet spot for your frogs and the plants inside the vivarium. As long as it doesn't drop below 80% you're good.
@Jaywil073 жыл бұрын
I shoot for 100% most of the time never really staying there it fluctuates from 85% - 95% most of the time. Seems to do real well for the frogs I keep.
@niv783 жыл бұрын
@@Jaywil07 That's good to point out, I just didn't want someone to feel like they had to be at 100%.
@jenniferoneill78393 жыл бұрын
When and how many times do you replenish your springtails or do they breed in the vivarium?
@Jaywil073 жыл бұрын
They will I keep a culture going to I have some all the time. I replace every few months
@Jaywil073 жыл бұрын
I also use them as food
@Kenneth916192 жыл бұрын
I have just started my research into getting dart frogs and you had mentioned you cant mix color frogs. Is there a reason why you cant? I was really hoping for a mixed vivarium since I can only get one enclosure.
@Jaywil072 жыл бұрын
It’s not beneficial for their species to cross them if they breed.
@RGMLLC Жыл бұрын
What type of frogs do you have
@joshgadbery18732 жыл бұрын
Im sorry did you honestly say you can keep 4 frogs in an 18x18x18..... maybe with luecs but should not do so with Tinc species. Females can show aggression to each other best to keep in 1.1 pairs or a 2.1 trio
@nathanielmaghanoy64412 жыл бұрын
Great information! But please stop moving constantly, I had to minimize the window it's so jarring lol
@sasquatchdonut26742 жыл бұрын
i dont even have dart frogs but im disappointed i dont see a bromeliad in that vivarium
@Jaywil072 жыл бұрын
I’m not a fan of the air plantsol
@sasquatchdonut26742 жыл бұрын
@@Jaywil07 cryptanthus bromeliads are terrestrial. Pretty easy plants too
@FounderOfAiTheNewOrder3 жыл бұрын
Mine are from the wild lol
@antoniobrown15362 жыл бұрын
Dam boy u can talk
@Jaywil072 жыл бұрын
😉
@simonbudd45262 жыл бұрын
Josh, good video, but a shame you keep promoting!! JF. New name though now, strange.
@Jaywil072 жыл бұрын
Huh
@scottlincoln99002 жыл бұрын
BWAHAHAHA! Not toxic?! Not unless you feed them ants from your colonies lol. It's like....30 seconds and your hand will begin to go numb ....