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Post by sallybreeder on Nov 16, 2004 16:12:05 GMT -5
What size cage should i get for 8 dart frogs?
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Post by Pooka on Nov 16, 2004 16:22:13 GMT -5
*moved to GENERAL AMPHIBIANS*
I went ahead and moved this thread down to the amphibians section so as not to confuse any water dragon owners.
I am not sure what would be a good size. My guess would be they are best off kept in pairs but that is as I said a guess. You may want to examine some care sheets about them and see what is recommended. From what I recall they are a high level of care.
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Post by ClementeDragons on Nov 16, 2004 19:13:24 GMT -5
What type of darts are you getting?
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Post by Zippy on Nov 16, 2004 19:13:42 GMT -5
Maybe about a 55 gallon tank.
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Post by wizsh1 on Nov 24, 2004 0:34:33 GMT -5
A good rule of thumb is 5 gallons per dart frog so a 40 at least, but bigger is better so like treefrogs said a 55 would be good. Just wondering have you ever even had dart frog, because if you haven't just start out with one. If you haven't you should research what they need temp, humidity, etc.
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Post by Zippy on Nov 29, 2004 20:23:07 GMT -5
Acutally at a pet shop I saw in California they had 8 dart frogs in less than a five gallon cage.
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Post by wizsh1 on Nov 29, 2004 22:48:21 GMT -5
Wow thats way overcrowding that is way to small poor dart frogs.
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Post by Pooka on Nov 30, 2004 9:04:25 GMT -5
Acutally at a pet shop I saw in California they had 8 dart frogs in less than a five gallon cage. And a pet shop I have seen here locally have about 18+ Bearded Dragons in a 20 gallon.... Pet shops over crowd there tanks big time. |
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Post by wizsh1 on Nov 30, 2004 9:16:35 GMT -5
O I know yesteday I went to check out a pet store it had 7 iggys In like a 40h. Also pets are way over priced like a baby bearded dragon costs $90, adult bearded dragon $130, and juvinile water dragons $50 and there all over cowded 13 Baby BD in a 10g with only one hide. 10g with two water dragons and the BD in a 20h. It makes me so mad that pet stres sell thing they don't know how to take care of.
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Post by Zippy on Nov 30, 2004 18:05:18 GMT -5
Yes I hate seeing pet shops overcrowd animals.  But it didn't look like overcrowding to me. The dart frogs were less than 1/4 of an inch long. |
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Post by wizsh1 on Nov 30, 2004 18:16:41 GMT -5
O I thought they were bigger, but it still would have been better to give them more room.
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Post by Zippy on Nov 30, 2004 18:32:16 GMT -5
No, they weren't that big but they needed at least a 10 gallon cage.
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Post by Pooka on Nov 30, 2004 19:34:17 GMT -5
Dart frogs require VERY specialized care. Sure you could throw 3 or 4 of them in a 10 gallon... and watch them die or just not do well. Read up on them its very obvious as to what is required as a bare minimum.
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Post by Zippy on Nov 30, 2004 20:09:05 GMT -5
Yes but I'm not the one who wants to get them. I used to, but then I saw they were too much work and I got a water dragon instead. I think you should PM what you just said to sallybreeder.
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Post by wizsh1 on Nov 30, 2004 20:20:28 GMT -5
I wanted some too,but like you said they were to much work and very expensive and expensive care.
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But it didn't look like overcrowding to me. The dart frogs were less than 1/4 of an inch long.