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Are there any morphs that readily like to climb and not live on the ground most of the time?

All dart frogs will climb to some degree. Leucs are good climbers. Mine spend the morning and early afternoon on the floor and then the evening and night up in the tops.

Thumbnail frogs are better climbers. I've heard that pumillo almost never touch the ground.
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Josh Willard
www.joshsfrogs.com

In my experience, they all climb to a certain extent in a vivarium. Thumbnails, and even some younger of the heavier frogs will climb the glass. But all will climb a cork bark or fiber based background, even a steep one. Keep in mind that a vivarium represents only a tiny fraction of the rainforest environment, so the terms "terrestrial and arboreal," don't mean as much in describing the frogs' habits. All of mine use all levels to some extent or another. I often find my pumilios on the bottom hunting springtails, although they do spend most of their time in the higher regions. Even the athletic imitators will use the ground to wrestle, although they neither hunt nor hang out there much otherwise. Nearly all of them sleep in the higher reaches of the tanks. My leuks hang out in the bromeliad axils, where each has established a kind of favorite bedroom. There are individual preferences, as well. Even the P. terribilis use the axils of epiphytic bromeliad leaves as much as they hang out on the ground.

If this is a question about securing them from escape, don't ever bank upon them not being able to climb and jump out of anything that has an opening big enough for a fruit fly to get out of. All but two of my losses have been from an underestimation of their climbing and squeezing through small aperatures ability.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

4 D. auratus blue
5 D. galactonotus pumpkin orange splash back
5 D. imitator
6 D. leucomelas
4 D. pumilio Bastimentos
4 D. fantasticus
4 P. terribilis
4 D. reticulatus
4 D. castaneoticus

Yeah, my bumble bee pdfs (leuc) like to climb alot.