Blog Archive - Articles on Dart Frog Care, Vivarium Design, and Photography

Culturing Fruit Flies – A Quick Start Guide

Making fruit fly cultures is part of the weekly ritual of keeping dart frogs. Culturing fruit flies sometimes feels like more of an art than a science. Keeping track of...

How to Treat Rubs, Scrapes, and Abrasions in Dart Frogs

One of the most common injuries seen in captive dart frogs are dermal (skin) rubs or abrasions. Read about how to identify and treat these injuries...

Sexing Phyllobates Terribilis Dart Frogs

Identifying the gender of Phyllobates terribilis dart frogs is widely considered as difficult; Read to learn how to sex phyllobates terribilis...

Feeding Dart Frogs On Vacation – Leaving Your Vivarium

If you’re like me you never want to be too far from your frogs and vivariums, but of course everyone needs to take vacations. Learn more about to leave your frogs without...

Build Journal – Setting up an 18x18x24 Vivarium

Bioactive Vivariums are always changing and evolving Keeping vivariums and dart frogs is an evolving hobby with many unexpected iterations and changes. Each vivarium has...

How to Build a Eurostyle Vivarium

Learn more about building eurostyle vivariums, and explore our glass calculator which gives you a cut list for your custom vivarium...

Substrate Series: ABG Mix as a Substrate for Dart Frog Vivariums

What substrate should you use in your dart frog vivarium? When keeping dart frogs it is important to set up the right environment for them and a big part of this is...

Substrate Series: Filter Foam as a Vivarium Substrate

Filter foam or aquarium sponge filter media is a relatively new innovation to keeping dart frogs. Overall, as a substrate it is an effective way to keep your dart frogs...

How to set up a Dart Frog Grow Out Bins or Temporary Enclosure

The benefits of temporary dart frog grow out bins When it comes to raising dart frogs, especially young or newly acquired ones, creating the right environment is key to...

Leaf Litter Sterilization for Vivariums: A Complete Guide

Leaf litter plays a crucial role in the natural ecosystem of vivariums, offering vital benefits like providing shelter, creating microhabitats, and contributing to the...

What to do With New Plant Cuttings?

How to Set Up Fresh Plant Cuttings for Your Vivarium or Terrarium So you find yourself with some sliced up philodendrons gifted by your local dart frog hobbyist in the...

How to Make Custom Wrapping Paper

Staples is having a 50% off sale on custom wrapping paper right now (Code 978941 Exp 12/20/2025) so naturally I decided to make some dart frog wrapping paper. In this...

Ultimate Budget Macro Camera and Lens Set Up

What camera set up should you buy in 2025? Although mirrorless is all the rage you shouldn't overlook used pro-level DSLRs like the 5D Mk II. Learn more by reading this...