nomainal male caller
March 29, 2011 - So after forgetting who was who for a couple weeks, I finally found the male nominal out of my group of five. And the wi...
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ventrimaculatus 'borja ridge'
March 29, 2011 - In the future I really should consider getting just one of something when I want to do a compare and contrast. Anyway I...
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the runt does good
March 28, 2011 - About two weeks ago I mentioned I was concerned because my little spotted runt of an intermedius wasn’t doing well in th...
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actual frog in a jar
March 27, 2011 - My current frog jar is complete and in it’s testing phase. I’ve placed a male R. imitator ‘Varadero’ in the jar, who was...
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types of tarapoto
March 27, 2011 - I started off a few months ago purchasing what I’ll call ‘copper’ Tarapoto from Phil Tan. I bought a trio. Here’s a pict...
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the melanistic tarapoto cometh
March 22, 2011 - Interesting story. So the first time I ever saw and purchased imitator dart frogs was at the norcal dentro society meeti...
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what imitators imitate
March 21, 2011 - It’s said that the R. imitator is an example of Müllerian mimicry. This means that imitators developed similar defenses...
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on the subject of tarapoto
March 19, 2011 - Tarapoto have never been my favorite of the R. imitator morph. But I am starting to notice there seem to be quite a numb...
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building vertical tanks
March 17, 2011 - I was going to show on this site how to retrofit 15 gallon rimless tanks for vertical use. Most of my tanks were made th...
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feeding time
March 15, 2011 - Some of the frogs were out and about. Okay, not all of them. But many of them were waiting to get fed today, and after a...
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sleeping on the glass
March 14, 2011 - A week ago I snuck into my nominal imitator tank and pulled out a pair of frogs and a straggler sleeping on a leaf. I kn...
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Quick Setup
March 14, 2011 - Here is my 20″ x 10″ glass cylinder tonight. I got some river stones for the bottom, a little bit of clay on top of that...
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this could be the jar
March 14, 2011 - So I think I found a suitable desk jar for my Frog in a Jar / Desktop Vivarium website from the Floral Supply Syndicate.
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about my lecuomelas
March 13, 2011 - I don’t mention my Leucs much, because I’m so focused on my imitators. But I have still have my magnificent seven. My wi...
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i can't tell the difference
March 12, 2011 - So the Nor Cal Dendro Society meet up in Sacremento today. I don’t think we ever met up there before, but one of the guy...
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thin varadero update
March 09, 2011 - So it’s day five on frogwatch. The Varadero seems to be doing better although he still doesn’t seem to be eating all his...
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purchase considerations
March 08, 2011 - Caynarachi Valley, Chazuta and Yumbatos are on a short list of frogs I will get once I prove my abilities to breed. Nomi...
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proximity
March 07, 2011 - The 12 x 12 x 18 tanks are now complete. I used a clay background and took a bromelaid plant from next door that was $24...
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frog room moved
March 06, 2011 - So I had to move my frog tanks downstairs over the weekend. I took my 8 completed tanks and put them against the wall. I...
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varadero in quarantine
March 05, 2011 - So I’ve been having problems spotting all my frogs in the tanks. I generally have 3 in a 15 gallon tank. I’ve now notice...
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awaiting varaderos
March 04, 2011 - Emmanuel, the dude in LA who I purchased the Varaderos from, sent me pics of the 2.2, half of which I should get next we...
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more frogs and frogs on the way
March 03, 2011 - So I picked up a sole Female R. imitator ‘Intermedius’ that was about a year and a half old from a guy in San Francisco.
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