Dart frogs

My first darts, these three have produced hundreds of offspring. At first sight they may all look the same, but the black and yellow pattern is actually very different. Since we can tell them apart, they have been named and henceforth constitute the core of the Bates family.  Not long after we got them, Dendro starting singing (?) and since then we have had some baby success. Because the difference in color pattern of the parents, we can tell which of the females is the mother.  See more details on this page.

Acquired in later part of 2023 and early 2024 are some azureus, the blue version of the dyeing poison dart frog. Plan is to see if we can breed also this beauty. I have what i hope is a pair, but still awaiting some eggs.

Entering the household spring 2025 are four mint chocolates, the auratus. They hopelessly camouflaged and almost impossible to spot when they sit still in the shade.

In early 2024,  I obtained my first darts from the Phyllobates genus. These P. vittatus were very shy initially but are now coming around slowly. I already collected a few batches of eggs and provide details on another page. At first I could not see any of them but they have become more bold lately.

In the summer of 2024, I was able to trade some of my leucs for five of these fantastic little critters. A typical "thumbnail" species, being not much bigger than a grown persons thumbnail. They are endemic to a small area in Peru, but mine are from a local breeder in Sweden. One can only hope they will be able to survive all challenges in their native habitat. A very variable species, just like Dendrobates tintorius, with local color and pattern differences. 

Joining us in spring of 2025, these four thumbnails really show why they are called rapidos. My only worry is that they will shoot out of the terrarium at some point when I need to open one of the doors...

Former darts kept

Although looking very different from the azureus the citronella is still classified as the same species, Dendrobates tinctorius.