It’s not often I surf the net and find an idea on how I want to design a cube for maintaining frogs. But this was it. From Score + Solder who make some nice tanks, none of which were designed to hold dart frogs. But this singular cube sitting on one corner like it was sunk in the ground was exactly what I wanted. But how do you extend such terrariums to be used for imitator dart frogs? Certainly at this angle you have opportunities for width and height. The floor space is gone, but leaves quite a bit of room for arboreal frogs,

My first questions was if a frame was necessary. Could the entire system be held together with just silicone? Or was a frame important?  I admit the iron frame looks nice, but what would it look like without a frame? The second question was how the front would be kept hinged in place. The last questions was how big did it need to be for 10 gallons.

10 gallons is the dumbest way to measure a tank for arboreal poison dart frogs, but that’s what’s used and so that’s what you do. Although I’m quite interested in working on cube walls for breeding, this singular cube idea appeals to the artist in me. So for the tank to be 10 gallons, it make sense the smallest it could be was 13.5×13.5×13.5. That’s a starting point as good as any.

I really like this concept, because at the end of the day, what you have at your desk is not only a work of art, but a terrarium complete with frogs going through the cycle of life.

Okay, I gonna go buy one if I can.