Cleaning and Maintaining a Bioactive Dart Frog Vivarium (2026)

Hand lifting leaf litter while cleaning and maintaining a bioactive dart frog vivarium

Husbandry & Evidence Review – 5 September 2026 This current maintenance guide already treats bioactive as managed rather than maintenance-free. Household cleaners, pesticides, fragrances and disinfectants are not recommended around occupied amphibian vivariums unless a specific veterinary-directed decontamination protocol requires them. Part of the Frogfather Dart Frog Knowledge Base A good bioactive vivarium should not […]

Dart Frog Lighting Guide (2026)

Overhead view of a lush, planted vivarium with soft, natural lighting simulating rainforest conditions for dart frogs"

Husbandry & Evidence Review – 5 September 2026 This is Frogfather’s current lighting guide. Lamp choice is judged by actual enclosure conditions, plant needs, temperature and—where UVB is used—frog-level exposure and shade rather than bulb percentage alone. Dart frogs need a consistent day and night cycle, while the live plants inside a bioactive vivarium require […]