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How do you guys supply UV to the frogs? It has to be necesary, albeit in small doses probably.

How much? How often? For how long?

Thanks
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Matt

The frogs do not need UV or any other special lighting. In fact they live in and prefer low light (it's pretty dark in the understory where they dwell). The lighting used for vivariums is mainly for the sake of live plants and viewing.

-Bill J
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Updated list as of: 9/17/03
2.2.6 D. azureus
1.2.24 D. ventrimaculatus 'yellow' (16 tads in the water)
1.1 D. tinctorius 'cobalt' (one subadult)
0.0.3 D. tinctorius 'patricia'
1.1 D. auratus 'blue'
0.0.5 D. auratus 'green/black'
0.2 P. aurotaenia
0.0.10 D auratus 'green/bronze' (very soon)
0.0.3 D. imitator 'Alex Sens line' (2 weeks)
0.0.2 D. reticulatus (soon)

I agree with that, but I have this question. UV kills bacteria right? So how beneficial is UV to the long term viraium keep? I do not keep turtles, but is it not good to keep a black light on turtles to prevent/treat bacterial/fungal infections in turtles? Just wondered, I may be totally off base, but just an idea.
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Kyle
www.kylesphotos.com
1.2.0 D. leucomelas
0.0.2 D. azureus
1.0.1 D. imitators

the only way to really take advantage of UV is to make sure that your vivarium cover allows UV rays to pass through. Glass and acrylic don't do so great but there is a type of acrylic that doesn't block UV...rather costly, though. Personally I like having UV around for not only the plants but for my tads also.

-Bill J
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Updated list as of: 9/17/03
2.2.6 D. azureus
1.2.24 D. ventrimaculatus 'yellow' (16 tads in the water)
1.1 D. tinctorius 'cobalt' (one subadult)
0.0.3 D. tinctorius 'patricia'
1.1 D. auratus 'blue'
0.0.5 D. auratus 'green/black'
0.2 P. aurotaenia
0.0.10 D auratus 'green/bronze' (very soon)
0.0.3 D. imitator 'Alex Sens line' (2 weeks)
0.0.2 D. reticulatus (soon)

I read an article about some folks who subjected their Azure's to something like 15 minutes of pure UV a month and had about a 95% hatch rate on eggs and huge tadpoles. They used a medical grade bulb. It was interesting....
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Matt

Hey Matt, that sounds really interesting, I'd like to read more on it. Would you mind posting that address (if it's on the web)?
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Randy
Lawrence, Kansas
2.2 Azureus
1.1 Cobalt
1.1 Fantasticus
3.3 Bastimentos Pumilio
3.4 Bri Bri Pumilio
1.0.2 Mysteriosus

part about UV is about 2/3 the way down.
azureus care----UV and other stuff

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Matt

that didnt work....take the link and pick D. Azureus from the species list. After that Azure page loads, scroll down to the bottom and you will see a link that says "Maintenance of the blue poison arrow frog".....take that link and the UV part is about 2/3 down
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Matt

np
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Randy
Lawrence, Kansas
2.2 Azureus
1.1 Cobalt
1.1 Fantasticus
3.3 Bastimentos Pumilio
3.4 Bri Bri Pumilio
1.0.2 Mysteriosus