Thanks again, Otis. I have had my 4 blue auratus for 10 years now, and it's only in the past year they've decided I'm not the "predator" and show themselves regularly. It's an all female group, so they've never had breeding activity to stimulate them enough to ignore their fear. I just hope the Ancon Hills don't turn out to be that bad. They are one of the rare dendros that can be sexed by color pattern, and I know I have 2:2, so I'm hoping they don't decide to live in the basement for the next ten years, because I don't plan to live that long myself. Playing "God" can be frustrating when your subjects don't believe in you. I did get a photo of three of them slapping each other around about 3 years ago. The trio just stood face to face and slapped each other for about 15 minutes.



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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

Dendrobates: auratus blue, auratus Ancon Hill, tinctorius azureus, leucomelas. Phyllobates: vittatus, terribilis, lugubris. Epipedobates: anthonyi tricolor pasaje. Ranitomeya fantastica, imitator, reticulata. Adelphobates castaneoticus, galactonotus. Oophagia pumilio Bastimentos. (updated systematic nomenclature)

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