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<p class="Heading-3-P" style="background-color: transparent; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 12px 0px;"><span style="font-size: 13.33px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><em style="font-style: italic; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #ff0000; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span class="Strong-C0" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Poison dart frogs thrive in captivity, and with a few simple guidelines, caring for them is straight forward. Below are some general guidelines for dart frog care as well as some recommended web sites for additional info.</span></strong></span></em></span></p>
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<p class="Heading-3-P" style="background-color: transparent; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 12px 0px;"><span style="color: #339966; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span class="Strong-C1" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">An Overview of Poison Dart Frog Care</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="Normal-_Web_-P" style="background-color: transparent; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 12px 0px;"><span class="Strong-C2" style="color: #339966; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">• Eggs should be kept in an enclosed container on a moistened paper towel to maintain humidity. They should not be submersed in water.</span></p>
<p class="Normal-_Web_-P" style="background-color: transparent; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 12px 0px;"><span style="color: #339966; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span class="Strong-C2" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">• Hatched tadpoles can be raised at room temperature in just a few ounces of distilled water. Water should be changed every 2-3 days. Feed tadpoles at each water change with a small pinch of </span><span class="Hyperlink-C" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><a style="color: #1e7ec8; text-decoration: underline; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" href="https://store.frogsnthings.com/plants/health-and-medications.html">FNT's Fortified Tadpole Chow</a></span><span class="Strong-C2" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal-_Web_-P" style="background-color: transparent; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 12px 0px;"><span class="Strong-C2" style="color: #339966; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">• Once all 4 legs emerge (~3 months), place tadpoles in a tilted container so that they can climb out of the water when they are ready.</span></p>
<p class="Normal-_Web_-P" style="background-color: transparent; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 12px 0px;"><span class="Strong-C2" style="color: #339966; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">• Froglets should be kept in a small (&lt;5 gal) container with constant food availability until they learn to hunt and eat well (~2 months out of the water).</span></p>
<p class="Normal-_Web_-P" style="background-color: transparent; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 12px 0px;"><span class="Strong-C2" style="color: #339966; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">• Most adult dendrobates are best kept in pairs in at least a 10 gallon vivarium although some non-dendrobates species will do well in higher numbers.</span></p>
<p class="Normal-_Web_-P" style="background-color: transparent; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 12px 0px;"><span class="Strong-C2" style="color: #339966; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">• The temperature should be maintained at ~74-78°F, although brief fluctuations between 68-82°F (such as during cool evenings) are tolerated.</span></p>
<p class="Normal-_Web_-P" style="background-color: transparent; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 12px 0px;"><span class="Strong-C2" style="color: #339966; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">• The humidity should be maintained at &gt;90%. This can be achieved by covering the tank with a glass canopy and misting thoroughly with distilled water 1-2x per day.</span></p>
<p class="Normal-_Web_-P" style="background-color: transparent; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 12px 0px;"><span style="color: #339966; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span class="Strong-C2" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">• A false-bottom aquarium containing a heater and a waterfall is a convenient way to maintain both temperature and humidity especially during the winter months. </span></span></p>
<p class="Normal-_Web_-P" style="background-color: transparent; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 12px 0px;"><span style="color: #339966; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span class="Strong-C2" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">• Frogs should be fed ~5 days per week. An adult frog will eat &gt;20 D. malanogaster flies/feeding. Flies should always be dusted with a 1:1 mixture of </span><span class="Hyperlink-C" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><a style="color: #1e7ec8; text-decoration: underline; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" href="https://store.frogsnthings.com/plants/health-and-medications.html">calcium:vitamin supplements</a></span><span class="Strong-C2" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">.</span></span></p>