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Welcome to the Frogfather blog — your UK guide to dart frog care, mossy frog setups, bioactive vivariums, and rare isopods. Discover expert tips, breeding advice, and naturalistic enclosure inspiration for exotic amphibian keepers.

Red-eyed tree frog with bright green body and orange toes resting on a leaf

Red-Eyed Tree Frog Care Sheet (Agalychnis callidryas)

Red-eyed tree frogs are one of the most iconic frogs

White’s tree frog perched on a branch in a tall planted vivarium

White’s Tree Frog Care Sheet (Litoria caerulea)

White’s tree frogs, also called dumpy tree frogs or Australian

Pacman horned frog sitting half buried in damp soil in a naturalistic terrarium

Pacman / Horned Frog Care Sheet (Ceratophrys spp.)

Pacman frogs (also called horned frogs or Argentine horned frogs)

Dendrobates tinctorius ‘Lucemalia Blue-Foot’: The Blue-Footed Beauty Explained

Meet the Dendrobates tinctorius ‘Lucemalia Blue-Foot’ The Dendrobates tinctorius ‘Lucemalia

Ranitomeya fantastica Dart Frog for Sale UK

Vivid orange, metallic blue, and utterly fantastic! 🌿🐸
Meet

Ameerega bassleri Dart Frog for Sale UK

The fiery red and blue beauty — Ameerega bassleri! Larger,

Bold text reads: Dart Frog Eggs Not Developing? over a dark jungle background with mist and foliage

Dart Frog Eggs Not Developing? Why Your Clutches Keep Failing and What to Do

Another clutch… another flop? 😩
If your dart frog eggs keep rotting, collapsing or just sitting there doing nothing — it’s not just bad luck.
UK keepers face unique humidity swings and microfauna problems. Here’s what’s actually going wrong. 🐸🧪
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The mix that never fails for culturing fruit flies, showing a list of ingredients including oats, potato flakes, sugar, bee pollen, yeast, cinnamon, and methylparaben.

Best Fruit Fly Media Mix DIY for Dart Frogs & Vivariums

Stop wasting money on premade cultures – make your own with this proven recipe!

Rolled oats, mashed potato flakes, sugar, bee pollen, yeast, cinnamon & methylparaben = endless flightless fruit flies for your dart frogs 🙌

Tip: let the mix rise 12–20 hrs so the yeast activates, then add excelsior & 50 flies to start. Keep at 20–22°C for the perfect supply.
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