Poisonous Pets | All About Poison Dart Frogs

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

What Species of Poison Dart Frog is Your Favorite?

[@hognoseboy743]

Dendrobates tinctorius. Just because of how diverse and beautiful they are.

[@apss5736]

The bumblebees

[@richardcarriere3964]

That is a tough question. I would have to say it’s between Ranitomeya Ventrimaculata & Dendrobates Truncatus.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

@@richardcarriere3964 I like turtles

[@HustleHabit]

@@WickensWickedReptiles Great video. Can you type out the name of the red ones you saw on your trip? You said they're vocal, and I think they're beautiful. I'd like to get some.

[@kathrynryan3442]

To answer your question, yes this should be a new series. I love watching deep dives into all the reptile and amphibians out there.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

ok nice!

[@sauronthegreat489]

I second that!

[@chickenpermission1861]

I third!

[@Devboul]

Def need this series

[@jvb9er350z073]

Please yes!!

[@Cavegeckosol]

My dart frog comes up to the glass like I'm the pizza guy and it's a frat house party weekend at 11 pm.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

hahaha that's hilarious!

[@Reptiliatus]

Awesome video brother! Was super awesome seeing wild dart frogs last week! Can’t wait to implement some of the things I saw in Costa Rica into my scaping and I can’t wait for us to share our trip with the world!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Can't wait! What a trip it was my friend!

[@Reptiliatus]

@@WickensWickedReptiles 100%! 🇨🇷🌿

[@alimery07]

@@Reptiliatus there no need to reply back bc he only responds once and he’ll never respond ever agian

[@Dreadykruger11]

Man, I know you guy had fun on your trip huh??

[@Mercedes_may]

I live in Alaska, we have very cold temperatures and very low humidity and I still successfully keep my dart frogs 🥰 I have binder covers fitted to the top of my tank to keep the heat and humidity in

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

That is awesome!

[@SkylerB17]

noise making dart frogs are exactly what i didnt know i needed. i knew i needed some dart frogs... didnt know they made sounds and now i need those. also yes to Dart Frogs care guide!!!!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

care guide coming soon!

[@ParkerJ2014]

I have been thinking about dart frogs a lot recently. Would love a care video

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

coming soon!

[@EberhardtTheReindeer]

About to see Josh’s Frogs in a few weeks at a reptile expo, I’ve been looking into these beauties!! Perfect timing!😍

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

awesome!

[@gecko-guy362]

I think dart frogs got some of the coolest patterns of any frogs

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

totally agree!

[@squid4399]

Diamond always makes my day brighter.

[@squid4399]

Oh, and you too I guess.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

same haha

[@mareedonahue8310]

I would love a series like this! You could do microgeckos next, like indopacific and mourning geckos! I would love to see a series on herps that can be cohabbed, as that's really interesting to look at

[@barriedelaney2853]

I’ll never get bored listening/watching people talk dart frogs. I’ve currently got azures and just got some bicolor and they behave so differently. My azures love climbing on this one branch and taking it in turns to jump before queuing back up to do it again 😂

[@Jungles_of_Lustria]

Lastly (Don't wanna take over your chat!) I just wanted to say, the trip was really good for you bro. This video I felt your confidence pouring forth, talking about something you are super passionate about and I like your formatting changes. I would love to see more videos like this, where you take deep dives into specific species! And to that end, I cast my vote! I'd like to see you cover Antaresia snakes (Spotted pythons, Anthill pythons, Stimson's Pythons, Children's Pythons, Pygmy Pythons etc.), specifically the ones we can obtain and have here in North America (or in Canada). SITES is great for conservation, but I cry "I waaaaant!" every time I watch Critta Cam in Australia ;P

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

thank you so much for the kind words!

[@Upper_echelon_exotics]

IKR! I WANT a Boyd's forest dragon so bad...not any easy species to get ahold of...

[@barbsawyerlifestyles2850]

Definitely do this as a series - I would watch it all!😀✌

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Deal!

[@johnwilkerson9804]

I would absolutely love a series like this. Especially for common pets. The more quality things like this that exist the better the community will be.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

thanks for watching!

[@sampagano205]

I really want a care guide, because everyone talks about how they're a challenging more advanced frog to keep, but everything I've found in researching them doesn't make them sound that difficult, and I want your take on them since youre honest about the amount of work involved with stuff.

[@sampagano205]

As for species to talk about, I think you should do Tincs because they seem like they're the most available dart frog species.

[@brucebrazaitis321]

They can be challenging the main thing is to avoid imported animals. The main ones offered as imports are the egg-eater types like pumilos but even auratus and some tincts are still imported. All frogs are more work since you just can't leave them for a month like a ball python and expect them to be fine. They require daily maintenance mind you plants really help keep the terrarium clean the more bio active the better! You just can't scoop their poop out of the cage very easy, so it is best to let nature take care of it. You also will have to learn to rear feeder insects which takes somewhat of a learning curve . Even the bigger species want small prey items so for the most part this means fruit flies. I found the apterus mutation to be very stable, of course if wild type flies get into your cultures you have the joy of coping the top to be greeted with a cloud of flies. Pin head crickets are ok but they will ignore larger small crickets. If you can find them termites are a great food. No self respecting Dendrobates will touch a meal worm of any size but Phyllobates bicolor has no problem eating them of course I even had them eat the dermestid beetle larvae that come in the cricket boxes.

[@kristians7377]

To respond to your questions at end of video: Would really love some detailed care guides and highlights of specific species. I feel like why this doesnt have as many views is because there are many many “into to dart frog” type videos already that broadly touch on a lot of points. So a great video, but probably material people have seen. I think the in depth species highlights and care guides would get a lot more hits

[@adams9729]

Dart frogs have been my favorite species to keep out of all my animals. I have had two little guys for two years. So fun to watch and build the vivs. I feel like the possibilities are endless with how you can provide unique enclosures for them. I would love to see you do a tutorial on how you set up and build your enclosures. I have build two vivs so far and I am always looking at videos to learn new techniques.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

I love dart frogs!

[@mikeyalday2906]

Great job Adam. I’d love to see you and Dav Kaufman do a “Are We Keeping Them Right” video on dart frogs. I really enjoyed your interactions on the Snake Discovery Build Off videos, and the two of you would make a great team with the oaf and the regular sized guy (I’m 5’6” as well, so that’s regular sized to me)

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

doing one of those with Dav would be amazing!

[@FatherKenobie]

I second this! More collabs!

[@dungeonsandcritters4812]

I usually choose animals that can be handled safely, but dart frogs are definitely on my "want" list. Great video with beautiful footage. Also, glad to be on the very end of your Patreon list! Seems like I'm the newest one 😊

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Thanks for watching! and thanks so much for your support!

[@Gigachadly]

Just wear latex gloves.

[@mrfishman2u]

@@Gigachadly They're not poisonous in captivity. They are poisonous in the wild because of what they eat. The reason you don't handle them is because they are small and fragile.

[@Gigachadly]

@@mrfishman2u no actually the reason you are not supposed to handle them is because your not supposed to touch amphibious with your bare hands because they absorb things through their skin.

[@mrfishman2u]

@@Gigachadly Jeez, somebody's grumpy! My bad, I didn't realize you were so sensitive

[@Jungles_of_Lustria]

Also - "Mine are up in the bromeliads here in my enclosures, and that is where I saw them in Costa Rica, in the wild, which means I'm doing it right" - Channelling your inner Dav Kaufmann I see! He'd be so proud Adam. So proud!

[@mindoflettuce2168]

Honestly i'd watch anything you do with dart frogs. keep the videos coming.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

thanks so much!

[@th3SyLvEsTeR]

Just made a bioactive terrarium and I've been thinking frogs would fit in but, you know TINY frogs! This is perfect!

[@CaliAnimalLover]

How did I miss this video months ago??? Dang and I love love love frogs!! Make us an ASMR video!! Just set up the camera in front of the enclosure with sound. So we can watch them hopping and around and doing frog things. Imagine how easy that would be! No voice over, no editing. Just an hour of frog footage. Be so fun to play on our TV screens too.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

thanks for watching!

[@christinajimenez5036]

I've always loved dart frogs. I'd definitely love to see a more in depth series on the different species.

[@leonettab7479]

I’ve always loved frogs and toads, when my brothers and I were very little and didn’t know better we used to catch toads by hand in our backyard. If I still had vision left to watch these guys I would need all the dart frogs!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

very interesting

[@livingart2576]

Poison dart frogs at last! Hey man hope you are well. 😀

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

thanks so much!

[@josharvin6239]

I love dart frogs! Just can’t have them particularly at the moment! Yes this should be a series.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

awesome to hear you enjoyed!

[@haggis_chaser1262]

Definitely at the top of my list of animals to have! Would love to see a more detailed video going over these little guys

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

coming soon!

[@Letycs]

Same, don't know if I'd like to risk even messing with these because they're poisonous. What if I accidentally touch them? What if they get out?? I know he said they weren't in captivity, but how can you be sure without risking your health?

[@adamjaracz4968]

Can you do a closer look on the current bioactive enclosure you have for your Dart Frogs? Similar to the video you did with the crested gecko? Just purchased a pair and i'm looking to go bioactive with them. Thanks for being the cats pajamas and keeping us repti-weirdos entertained and educated!

[@shawnszirbik4717]

My favorite is the bumblebee. Now living in South Carolina on the shore humidity shouldn’t be a problem for me lol

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

so cool!

[@sunflowerwillow6114]

Diamond is sitting on your shoulder looking at us through the camera and stealing this outro. He says "I know what you REALLY came for" Glad you had a good time in Costa Rica Adam!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Accurate, Diamond is the star!

[@_bueno_]

Your video came just in time, as I am currently doing research on keeping dart frogs with mourning geckos. This was very informative 👏

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

I hope it helped!

[@Inkedscales]

Never considered dart frogs until I started watching your videos. I love the idea of little blue skittles in a mini rain forest in my home ☺️

[@RealJRoyall]

Dude you already know you need an All About Dumerils Boas. I have one, you have one, many others have them, and MORE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

good call!

[@rickcroney1286]

Dart Frogs are awesome 👌 Great video, enjoyed the information from Costa Rica 🇨🇷 Looking forward to seeing and hearing more about it!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

More to come! Such a cool place!

[@frankie1406]

The little cinematics are looking so professional

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

thank you so much ! Really trying to up my game!

[@TheChipmunckMiester]

An 'all about' series would be great! Gives a nice insight missing from most standard care guides

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

hoping to continue!

[@jaidyn.m]

yes please do a care guide on diff species i’ve been trying to get into darts

[@tobyanderson7642]

Adorable little skittles that hop around.... Dart frogs are so cool!

[@mystra13]

Yay frogs! Can't wait to own some one day. Yes please to a care guide for different species.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Will do!

[@Endraca]

Having you talk about dart frogs on your channel, and then seeing them at the Montreal Biodome made the trip extra special! And now you talk about them again! Thank you :D

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@fishypetkeeping]

I love these new series! Would watch every video 😁

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Glad you like them! thank you!

[@austinandriese]

I live in Utah which is similar to Arizona’s humidity. I had a hard time keeping my dart frog’s vivarium 80%+ until I spoke to a Breeder. He recommended I get many live plants and glass lid instead of grated lid. It helped immensely. I’m easily in the 90’s and don’t even have to spray every day

[@autumnguerrero8419]

I am in AZ. My family wants a dart frog viv… how do you keep your frogs cool in the summer?? Our home is hot in the summer 82. We also do my very best to provide our pets with the best life. So as much as we want dart frogs- I worry the summer will be too stressful.

[@gecko-guy362]

The only dart frogs that I have available in my local pet store they have blue ones Anna beautiful bioactive enclosure for sale

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

that is so awesome!

[@Dreadykruger11]

Ya we should do the difference in why you don't mix different frogs together we would really like to know and I love you still do videos twice a week I look forward to them you are Awesome as always! Glad you got to go somewhere warm for a change lol.

[@don6075]

It’s a video on amphibians so I’m sure there won’t be enough love for the video. Awesome video. Watching this video I can’t help but notice the video editing. Holy crap, great work. You can see all the hard work you’ve put into post production just over the past year.

[@samanthageach3146]

I'm getting my first dart frogs in 2 weeks, 4 dendrobates azureus. I could not be more excited!! My terrarium is cycling. I just added springtails a few days ago. I'm trying to learn everything I possibly can before they arrive so videos like these are extremely helpful. Thanks!

[@aal1027]

Love your vids I got a armadillo lizard from watching your weird reptiles video I've had him for quite a bit now

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

that is so awesome!

[@alecotte3560]

Let’s see that care guide in a few weeks egh??? I want them a ton but need to know what I’m getting into. Love the content Adam!

[@UnquietSlumber]

With 10 aquariums going, I'm thinking about doing the dart frog thing in my 20g terrarium so a dart frog care episode would be fantastic! Might get a couple of fire-bellied newts also. Wonderful channel, chock full of info and nice visuals! Cheers from DC

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Cool idea!

[@XJunixAnnexKayxScarX]

Tbh, I didn't know much about Dart frogs before your videos, and now I'm OBSESSED. I've already told my spouse one day I will have some 😂

[@kwanseden5130]

I am obsessed with frogs and I’d love to see more dart frog videos as well as Amazon milk frog videos! Obsessed! Great video can’t wait to see more of your trip to Costa Rica!

[@SierraRomeoPapa]

Dart frog care guides would be awesome!

[@hollyodii5969]

Great video. Glad you clarified that dart frogs are poisonous only in the wild!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Glad it was helpful!

[@joshjh4407]

Amazing! Hope you have enjoyed your trip 👍 Also mourning geckos are apparently amazing to house with them

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

absolutely

[@HoboBrute]

Absolutely do more dart frog videos

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

looking at the view count, might be a while, haha

[@itsnotabanana2524]

On your poll, you said it didn't look like we were interested. I LOVED THE VIDEO!!!

[@Hepler-s2b]

My nephew actually had a couple dart frogs, he would always handle them with gloves when he had to clean out their enclosure ( this was like 15 plus years ago before natural enclosures were like a thing), and they actually lived for quite a while!

[@coochjaquint615]

great video. I love knowing these guys are active and I can create an environment with live plants

[@Jungles_of_Lustria]

Is it just me, or did my pale Northern brother get some sun? ;) Thanks for the awesome vid Adam! I would love to see a video care guide on the individual species of dart frogs! Say, 5 of the most common ones, and since they can be similar, maybe specific differences (Eg. You don't need to go nuts like us and house our two Cobalts in a 45 gallon enclosure... but dangnabbit, we needed a place for all our plants and cuttings to go so... >.>

[@Bobnotsquare]

I probably wont ever own a frog but I love learning about other animals. Great video!

[@oleander9170]

i absolutely love this series!!!

[@gregbriggs4065]

Love this video alot! New to the hobby entirely and Dart frogs are what I'm looking to start with!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

they are such great frogs!

[@Stpunk17]

Lmaooooo for the firt time you showed a wild frog I kept shouting pet it ! It was seven minutes later I realized they were poisonous in the wild 😂

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

hahaha, and illegal to touch in Costa Rica

[@Stpunk17]

That too lol, I forgot these were wild frogs lol

[@sharonawaldschmidt3622]

I like the bumble bees, because of their bright colors and I hear that they are vocal. I don’t have any dart frogs, won’t get any I won’t do fruit flies EVER again, not after my mantids. I’ll stick to snakes. Speaking of I saw a Dumeril’s boa at an expo this weekend got to hold him, he was an adult, absolutely fell in love. SO getting one for sure now. I will just enjoy your darts.

[@noahpetherbridge5127]

I saw your poll about this video and clicked the first option with most everyone else. Gonna watch this video anyway though just to check out the format and because I like you and your videos. Keep up the good work man!

[@banditkingofthebuns1882]

Love the singling out of beautiful species like these guys! Amazing

[@morgenmufflon9305]

You hear in his voice how, much he love this animils.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

I really do!

[@NatalieandElise]

I was literally just doing research on dart frogs. Great video! I love the green and black ones, they're so pretty!😍

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

they sure are!

[@NatalieandElise]

Is it just me or is the frog emoji a disgrace 🐸

[@torquess454]

I’d love to see a series on this! Skinks, monitors, dragons, local series like Australian reptiles, cool beans

[@bolezy9070]

Yes. Do it. I'm very curious and want some. Do deep dives on any reptile, amphibian or invertebrates I'll watch. I'm such a nerd for this stuff.

[@joyglocker8318]

Nice, so you have seen the dart frogs not in the jungle, but at gardens/parks? Maybe a video about a setup and how they live in their new enclosure would be nice. You can ramble about how and why you are doing stuff AND you have to get a new species to make it authentic.

[@Bekz715]

I would love Dart Frogs. But I'm scared to have frogs, ever since I had a cat die from being nipped by a Tree Frog in Florida. They are such beautiful animals. I'll just admire yours, so keep the videos coming!

[@autumnboa783]

I really enjoyed this video. It’s very informative and now I am considering getting dart frogs at some point in the future. Of course I will research and all but the idea of having an enclosure with just jumping little things sounds like a cool idea. And they are so beautiful!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TheCacklingHyena]

I would absolutely love a series’s of deep diving into animals, like maybe info on a couple species in one vid, like where they come from, size, diet stuff like that. I have been thinking about getting some dart frogs this past year, just haven’t done it yet lol I can’t decide what kind to get! Lol love your videos. You are doing awesome work!

[@Hepler-s2b]

Don't worry Diamond! You're still awesome, and you are the star of the channel.

[@annakevlin8634]

Yes, please, do a care guide for the dart frogs you have.!!! Please start with the most common one you have.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

great idea!

[@sampagano205]

I so expected you to play the "blueberries are fucking purple!" clip after you said that blue is an extremely rare color in nature.

[@sampagano205]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5SzcmCqbMh3Z5o If you are not aware of the skit, so that it doesn't sound insane.

[@apss5736]

I legit have no clue why they are called blueberries as they are literally purple.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

hahahahha!

[@sampagano205]

@@apss5736 I will grant the people who named blueberries that there is a stage of them turning purple where they very much look blue.

[@apss5736]

Sam pagno true but I'm starting to think that the people who named animals and plants are very bad at identifying colours. Example orange animals are called red like with tarantulas and turquoise or purple animals get called blue.

[@lamay78]

hey just wanted to say thanks to your care guides and vids im getting my first beardie this Saturday so thx for helping me and love your vids

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

That is awesome!

[@stevereynolds5832]

I live in canada and i visit costa rica every year, and keep dart frogs , very good info ! Keep up the good work, im a big fan of yours aswell as tyler nolan and of course brian, dont dig chandler anymore because he didnt support brian and i never subscibe to a channel but will do yours, you dont mention subscribe to your channel every sentence! Keep up the good work! My first subscription! Keep talkin about brian!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

thanks so much for your support! You're awesome!

[@Divingwithjoce]

Great video! Though now I’m really hoping for a video where you have all of their different calls/croaks. That would be sick. 👍

[@karenwetherald6086]

Dart frogs fascinate me. Thank you for such a great, fun, informative video !!! LOVE your channel. I'd like to see more about dart frogs (and maybe a future video all about African House Snakes)

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Thank you! Will do!

[@hi_tech_reptiles]

Hey man just wanted to say - love the Discord. It's been great hanging with everyone and chatting about all the herps we keep (or wanna keep, seeing as I have 1 right now haha) Keep killing it Adam, and keep em high and tight! ;)

[@Struggles420]

Ahhhh finally a video we have all been waiting for 🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@Brook.eq07]

I just got a bumblebee dart frog yesterday, I just feed him today. But he’s rejected food so far, hoping his stress will go away. Nice video! Can’t wait for the Packman frog one, I’m worried about mine, he started burrowing and I know they dig and don’t move. but it scares me.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Good luck! Keep trying!

[@hurtzdonut3735]

Awesome series 👍🏼 would love to see an in depth look at Lampropeltis sp. Snakes 😊 I have a question about color morphs, are these naturally occurring due to genetics or are these color variations due to hybridization? Thanks for your help and quality videos!

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

This video was very educational and awesome,and this is why I love this channel so much.

[@needstacos4892]

Super cute! Thank you for demystifying these little guys. I’ve learned a ton about a cool looking little critter friend. 🙂

[@anthonybenanti9240]

Dart frogs really are great. Its like having fish bc you cant handle them but they are so fun to watch. I have a pair of dendrobates lucamelas

[@camerongrimes715]

Very cool! Can't wait to see more about the trip.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

More to come!

[@victoriaarena8546]

I see you gotta little sunburn during your trip 😅 I really liked this. Would you be able to do one on Pink Tongue Skinks? I know you don’t have any in your collection but it’d be cool if you would. Love you Adam and Diamond! ❤️🦎

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

pink head and pink tongue skinks go together haha

[@Sarah-hz4nl]

I would love some more videos about dart frogs and the different species of them. I want to have some, some day, but now i need to do the research and decide which species I'd like and/or is availlable in Switzerland😁

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Sounds good!

[@johnmac2525]

I have been trying to figure out what lizard is right for me in a bioactive in our living room. OMG my mind just exploded with interest in Dart Frogs! Having a living system that is active during the day......Dart Frogs are so interesting. Care guides please!!!!!!!!

[@miketufaro5915]

I used to have a green and black poison dart frog. Easy to keep but those flightless fruit flies were a real pain in the neck. The frog eventually died when the air conditioning crapped out in the heat of Florida summer. I would love to get back into dart frogs when I get my own place but I’m thinking I would want one that eats larger food than flightless fruit flies and springtails.

[@Dani-tp4wn]

would love to own a couple of these in captivity one day and have them displayed in the living room or smthn haha. Lovely little creatures! Plus, bonus bug clean up crew to watch alongside them.

[@billiescott4949]

Would love to see a Step-by-step video on the making of a Dart Frog bio tank.

[@Repti-verse]

Completely unrelated to frogs. But I absolutely love the lighting in this video. Is one of the links in the description to your lighting rig?

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Awesome, thank you! Yep! it's linked!

[@Repti-verse]

@@WickensWickedReptiles sweet!

[@trishaellen7449]

Please do a careguide for dart frogs!!!!! And yes yes yes do more of these types of videos

[@atlas4765]

i'm a veterinary science student currently doing a project on (the reproductive characteristics of) poison frogs. i was looking for more general information on the frogs in the wild, but you intrigued me. now i kinda want some of them! lol

[@ronppcg]

Check out Troy Goldberg’s channel if you want better info on Dart frog breeding/overall proper care. It’s not as simple as this guy makes it out to be.