Poison Frogs :
Dendrobates Tinctorius
2 frogs (male and female)
none
I tried to copy a habitat for D. tinctorius as I found it in French Guyana. In the wild tinctorius can be found around tree falls and they are often hiding inside locks of these trees. The only bromeliad I found in the area where I found the tinctorius was Vriesea splendens in both the terrestrial and epyphitic form. In my terrarium there are two larger Vriesea splendens plants and some ficus to cover the backpannel.
80 x 40 x 40 cm
Lamp: TL OSRAM 18W 31/830
No ventilation system and no water areas (thus no pump)
absent.
Humidity is kept over 80% spraying by hand.
Backpanels are made from tempex, painted with blackboard paint and while still wet rubbed in with peat.
On the bottom there is a layer of fernroot pannels to keep the terrarium moist and a thick layer of tropical leaves obtained from a greenhouse of my university is put on top to give it a natural look.
I put in several pieces of wood to simulate a part of a fallen tree with a lot of hiding places for the frogs. I also put in some large seed husks that function as tadpole deposition sites.
Country :The Netherlands
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