Do Dart Frog Tadpoles Eat Each Other? Cannibalism Explained
Quick answer: yes, some dart frog tadpoles can and do eat other tadpoles. The behaviour is particularly well documented in species such as Dendrobates tinctorius, Ranitomeya variabilis and Ranitomeya ventrimaculata. It is not appropriate to assume that every dart frog tadpole is equally cannibalistic, but where cannibalism is known or suspected, individual rearing is the […]
Why Dart Frogs Choose Certain Spots in a Vivarium: Understanding Microhabitats
Quick answer: a dart frog does not experience its vivarium as one uniform environment. Different leaves, logs, roots, patches of leaf litter and shaded areas can differ in moisture, light, cover, food availability, temperature and social importance. Frogs therefore tend to use particular parts of an enclosure for particular purposes rather than moving randomly through […]