How to build a Dart Frog viv....

[chondro13]

How to build a Dart Frog viv (properly this time...)

1. Take a freshly cleaned and disinfected viv

(i have three bulbs in this one, one full spectrum bulb so the plants don't die, one sun glo bulb to make sure the 'room temperature' is a friendly one! Also a night glo bulb so the temp doesn't get too low in winter nights)

2. Put a thermometer and hygrometer on top of your viv, put the leads through now so you dont forget them or get them tangled later.... (she says from experience...)


3. Put a thin layer of ceramic water ball thingys at the bottom of the viv so the soil doesnt get all water logged this time.. (these can be found in bags for a couple of quid from B&Q)


4. Put in a nice thick layer of Orchid soil (make SURE this does not have any fertilizer in it!!!) you can also put a layer of orchid bark on top of this so that the frogs don't trapse soil all over the viv...


5. Water feature time - i use the Exo terra medium waterfall as its simple and easy to clean and cheap if you get it from the right place... if your careful with the wire you can hide this nicely i always use water conditioner in any water within my viv - aquatize is my personal fav...


6. Landscaping!!


7. Insert pretty orchid into orchid corner and put in some pretty logs


8. Put in pretty twisty vine and wrap a vanilla orchid around the vine


9. Put lots of suitable (non poisonous!) plants in, (it is now you decide you hate the positioning of everything you've put in already...) hide the leads for the thermometer/hygrometer behind the nearest convenient chunk of wood, add some living sheet/sphagnum/tropical moss, fill up bowl full of water, (put some pebbles in the bowl so they dont drown as their silly..) put pebbles in holes in waterfall so they dont fall in...


10. Add froggies and there you have it!

[cubeykc]

very nice thanks for that

[chondro13]

can you tell i had a free day for once cheers hun

[cubeykc]

lol well this helps and i was planing on gettin some and was wondering how to set it up and this helps thanks

[gecko_steve]

what size exo is that?

[Bradders100]

Set me one up

Such a pretty enclosure!!!

I need some of them ball thingies for my asian tree froggies!!!

xD Now I know where to get them from AND how to set up a dart frog enclosure! (one of my goals for next year is to have some )

[chondro13]

glad i can help

its a 60w x 45d x 60h exo terra, with the amount of stuff i have in there it should comfortably house 4 - 6 dart frogs

[Bradders100]

ooooooo very nice!!!

Darts are amazing arent they

So colourful!!

[chondro13]

i know id wanted some for aaaaaages and finally got my hand on a pair of azureus about a month back <3

looking to keep another two species, hopefully getting these in a couple of weeks from dartfrog.co.uk - mark is a great breeder who conveniently lives a 5 min drive from my parents home in the midlands

[Bradders100]

Wow!!!! Nice