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The frog seems to be trying to jump on the miniature palm in the aquarium but the plant isn't heavy enough to support it. Do they like climbing? Or is this just a suicidal attempt to get out of the aquarium?

I started feeding my frog the flightless fruit flies, and they all seem to be climbing up the walls of my aquarium.. Is that an issue if the frog can't reach them?

Posion Dart/Arrow frogs will climb. Some species will climb more than others. I would try and get something for them to climb on.

The flies will always climb the glass. Your frog should catch them on the glass or on the floor.
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Josh Willard
www.joshsfrogs.com

What kind of frog do you have? Are there other live plants in the vivarium other than the palm? Darts do well with live plants such as vining plants, bromeliads, ferns, etc. Almost all darts climb glass, at least as youngsters. Some of the small thumbnails seem to use it as a recreation area and will even lay eggs on the glass. Some of the heavier ones may quit doing this as they get older. The only frogs I've never seen climb glass have been the Phyllobates terribilis. Fruit flies tend to climb upward, and a small dart can climb up and get them off the glass, but it's easier if you have lots of plants and a background or corkbark, etc. Try to sprinkle them on the plant life rather than next to the glass. You should also be dusting your fruit flies with vitamin/calcium powders, which will temporarily inhibit their climbing ability.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

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