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i can't seem to find good info/breeders who offer lamasi... i was wondering if anyone could give me some info on them... i have never dealt with thumbnails and i'm assuming they will be a more "advanced" frog to deal with but i will probably be getting some intermedius soon... i was just intrigued by pictures i have seen of lamasi so any info for the future would be greatly appreciated... also... are reticulatus fairly easy to deal with? thanks so much-paul

D.lamasi are not a common species. Few people work with them and even fewer want to part with them. When they are available they usually go for around $200 each for unsexed juvies. If you have no experience with thumbnails I would recomend starting with D.ventrimaculatus or D.imitator.
Johnny
This Island Earth Herpetoculture
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The D. reticulatus are beautiful frogs, but they are incredibly tiny, which you may find intimidating. However, I haven't found mine to be particularly difficult otherwise. They are bold little guys and I find them out and about a lot. Mine are laying eggs, but these have gotten messed up before I could remove them. I had planned to leave them for about 3 days to make sure they were all fertile, but that was obviously too long. Neither have I been able to identify the sexes, so don't know which to separate. For a first thumbnail, I agree that the D. imitator are great. If you have the proper set-up with bromeliads, they may even raise their own tads, which is fun to watch. The females will fight, eat and mess up each other's eggs. The fights are fierce, but they don't seem to actually injure each other. So once you detect a pair, it's best to separate the others if you want to either watch or remove the eggs and raise them yourself for a higher success rate. Mine have raised perhaps one tad at a time in a group, and both females fed it once the male transported it, although the "auntie" got chased away if the mama caught her at it. I did separate one known pair, after which, although they are laying eggs, they have become very shy. In the group situation they were quite bold, and the remaining group remains in sight most of the time.

There's currently a prolonged discussion on frognet on lamasi. This comes as an e-mail in a format that is very repetitive and tedious to read, so not being interested in the lamasia at this point, I've skipped over these discussions. I think EdK has participated, so he may be able to tell you more about it.
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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

Standard Lamasi are one of the rarer frogs in the hobby, most waiting lists are two years long and closed to any new names. I currently keep standard lamasi and they are beautifal but I wouldn't recommend them to a begginer to to their high price. On the other hand panguana lamasi are fairly easy to find in the $125 range. Phil Tan often has some available.