Well I know that dart frogs eat ants in their natural habitat, so would it be ok to feed them ants that inhabit the US? Of course, this is assuming that the ants have not been exposed to any pesticides?
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Ants
wcoley03
Jun 01, 2005 09:14 PM
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slaytonp
Jun 02, 2005 08:15 PM
You need to be careful of the ants you attempt to feed. You might try the little so-called sugar ants or small black "pavement ants." I know some people do feed ants, but somehow, the darts I've attempted to feed them to reacted by avoiding them. This seems strange, because tropical ants are supposed to be on most dart frogs' diet in the rainforests, and are even thought to contribute to their poisonous chemistry in the wild. I wouldn't just go collect from any old ant pile and throw a bunch of ants in. Maybe try one or two at first and see what happens. This is just my own exerpience with attempting to feed some of the ants from SE Idaho. My darts were more horrified than tempted to eat them.
Some ants may attack frogs, especially, I assume, frogs that have had their own protective toxins altered from capitivity and captive breeding. This is just my own experience. Someone else may have a better answer.
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