This would depend upon the conditions in the dart frog tank that would sustain a particular pitcher plant. The pitcher plants vary in requirements, as well as size, some of which would be way too huge for a dart tank. There are a few genera and many species of them, all somewhat different. I've never been able to sustain those I've tried in my own dart habitats for very long, but perhaps I've never tried the right ones for the environment. I've seen many posts and tales about them over time--whether or not they will or will not be a danger to dart frogs. I've even read and seen some photos of thumbnails using the funnels as breeding chambers without harm to the tadpoles or frogs, but can't recall, or the information was never given as to just which species of pitcher plants these were. If you want to consider this, I would recommend a thorough search of the Nepenthes, in particular, and really get into the various problems of growing them first. I rarely tell people to simply do a search, but I do think that before growing pitcher plants of any sort in a tropical dart frog vivarium, you first have to be a "pitcher plant" expert in order to choose the ones that will thrive while getting along with your frogs. I've never delved into it other than a few failures to thrive of a couple of pitcher plants (Nepenthes) that were all too short lived in my dart frog environment. A good source is the Dendroboard posts in the plant section.
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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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