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I live in Washington state and I want to start housing dart frogs. I'm worried about having to have them shipped to far. Can anyone recommend a good place to buy from?

Also I really like the Azureus, but have heard they're not the easiest to care for. Can anyone recommend a species that might be better?

Where at in Wa?.....you might want to email Erin from Ed's Fly Meat...and there is a WADS group (Washington Dendrobadid Society)....they might help you out

>>I live in Washington state and I want to start housing dart frogs. I'm worried about having to have them shipped to far. Can anyone recommend a good place to buy from?
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>>Also I really like the Azureus, but have heard they're not the easiest to care for. Can anyone recommend a species that might be better?

I live in WA, and azureus were my first frogs. I did lose one due to escaping, but other than that have had good luck with them. The key is having a secure enclosure and a regular supply of food. You will have to culture fruit flies, and you will have to set up new cultures regularly.

There are not very many local breeders, but there are plenty of breeders that come to the area for shows. The two big ones are Northwest Frog Fest and the Northwest Captive Breeder's Expo. NWFF tends to move around, last year's was in November, this year's is in August. The NWCBE is a general herp show and is always in October. You'll see frogs there but not as many as NWFF in my experience. Then again, some vendors who also have other herps for sale won't come to NWFF. Both shows have web sites: www.northwestfrogfest and www.beanfarm.com/nwcbe.html

You might also try asking on dendroboard. Just do a search on google for the word, I can't link it.

Where in WA are you? I am in Renton. There are actually several breeders of dart frogs locally. You just missed the latest WADS meeting. It was a great turn out. There wasn't many frogs for sale this time, but it was fun talking with everyone. Why don't you e-mail me at peaceofthetropic@aol.com or IM me at peaceofthetropic and we can get you going in the hobby.

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Ken
Peace of the Tropics
www.PeaceOfTheTropics.com

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