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I've started setting up a dart frog vivarium and will be ready for frogs in a few months. I have been checking on prices for future refernce, but I cannot find any on E. trivittatus. Does anyone out there know who has them available on a fairly regular basis?

Epipedobates trivittatus is rarely bred in captivity so no one that I know of regularly has them available. Most are wild-caught and come in with the rest of the imports from Suriname a few times a year, so they are most often available from large dealers and wholesalers rather than from breeders. Good luck,
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Devin Edmonds
devin@amphibiancare.com
www.amphibiancare.com

Hey, i just got a group (3) of Epipedobates trivittatus. I cant find any quality breeding information about them. They were 50.00 each canadain (cost from supplier). I'm gonna see how much more i can find out about them. Being that they are from madagasscar i'm assuming they're similar to mantellas. So, that's about all i can offer for now. I'll keep you posted if i'm able to breed them.

They aren't from Madigascar, but South America. According to my information, they occupy a large geographical range (E. trivittatus) that extends from Peru, Ecuador and Colombia across Brazil to the lowlands of the Guyanas.

Here's what Schmidt and Henkel's Poison Dart Frogs (Professional Breeders Series) has to say about their requirements: As a result of their size and their ability to perform very long leaps these frogs require genuinely large terraria. Wild-caught specimens are infamous for their panicked attempts to escape - that usually end up abruptly at the next glass wall. In order to prevent this from happening, the rear and sides walls must be covered with sheets of cork or another solid material that is then planted over. A few vines or similar objects complete the artificial biotype. The temperatures should range at 24-26 degreesC during the day and decrease to room values at night. Misting the entire terrarium at least twice ever day maintains the required high level of relative humidity. There's more on breeding and feeding.

This seems to be a nice, but limited little booklet you can find at Serpent's Tale/Zoo Sales. Tel. 507-467-8733 It's a chimaira publication.
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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

Good information. Thanks everyone who answered!
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Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein

One more answer here: E. trivitatus are not bred in captivity well if at all in the US. They aren't even big in Europe from what I understand. There was a recent post on a pair of oranges for $150 on dendroboard. They are from the recent shipments and are undergoing treatment. I was going to pick up a pair but declined them. They are nice looking, but tips to get them to breed are limited. What I can say is a large tank and a water feature, but breeding is not likely. You do not see much info because not many people have any to share. A second problem is that these are WC, not FR.

Thanks. Actually, I'm not interested in breeding. I just want to create accurate vivariums that will liven up my decor.
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Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein