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Frogfather Guides, Advice & News

Welcome to Frogfather Guides, Advice & News — practical UK guidance on dart frog care, bioactive vivariums, breeding, behaviour, plants, mossy frogs, isopods and exotic amphibian husbandry. Explore evidence-led care guides, troubleshooting advice, breeding information, vivarium inspiration and updates from Frogfather.
Side-by-side comparison of a productive fruit fly culture with visible pupae and an unsuccessful culture with depleted media.

Why Are My Fruit Fly Cultures Not Producing Flies?

Why Is My Fruit Fly Culture Not Producing Flies? 10

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Small white springtails moving across moist leaf litter and dark substrate in a bioactive vivarium.

Why Are My Springtails Disappearing? 10 Causes and Solutions

Why Are My Springtails Disappearing? 10 Causes and Solutions By

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Illustrated comparison of tiny white springtails, soil mites and juvenile isopods commonly found in bioactive vivariums.

Tiny White Bugs in Your Vivarium: Are They Harmful?

Tiny White Bugs in My Vivarium – What Are They

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Dr Greg Dickens, zoological veterinary surgeon and Scientific and Veterinary Adviser to The Frogfather, photographed wearing a head torch.

Meet Dr Greg Dickens | The Frogfather Scientific Adviser

The Frogfather team just got stronger! Meet Dr Greg Dickens

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Young turquoise and black dart frog in a Frogfather HQ grow-out enclosure, illustrating potential causes of juvenile dart frog mortality.

Why Young Dart Frogs Die in Grow-Out Tubs — The Hidden Risks Keepers Miss

Why Young Dart Frogs Die in Grow-Out Tubs: The Hidden

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Cartoon dart frog using a magnifying glass to inspect a fruit fly served by a tiny fly waiter

Can Dart Frogs Taste Their Food? Taste Buds, Prey Rejection and Feeding Decisions

Can Dart Frogs Taste Their Food? Taste Buds, Prey Rejection

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Bioactive vivarium with dart frog, springtail activity and isopod on leaf litter illustrating a real-world bioactive checklist.

Is Your Bioactive Vivarium Actually Bioactive? A Real-World Checklist

Husbandry & Evidence Review – 6 September 2026 A bioactive checklist can identify practical readiness, but there is no single

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A group of poison dart frogs resting on lush moss in a bioactive vivarium, illustrating healthy arrow frogs supported by proper nutrition, habitat, and supplements

Healthy Arrow Frogs Start From the Ground Up: Nutrition, Habitat, and Supplements Explained

Husbandry & Evidence Review – 5 September 2026 Nutrition, habitat and supplementation interact, but this article should not be read

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Amazon milk frog with blue-grey and brown bands perched on a thick branch

Amazon Milk Frog Care Sheet (Trachycephalus resinifictrix)

Husbandry & Evidence Review – 6 September 2026 This current Amazon Milk Frog care sheet is retained as a practical

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Bright orange tomato frog sitting on damp leaf litter in a forest-style terrarium

Tomato Frog Care Sheet (Dyscophus spp.)

Husbandry & Evidence Review – 6 September 2026 This care sheet uses practical captive ranges for Dyscophus. Temperature, moisture, group

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Oophaga pumilio ‘Blue Jeans’ dart frog with red body and blue back legs on moss

Dart Frog Care Sheet (Pet Poison Dart Frogs)

Husbandry & Evidence Review – 5 September 2026 This general care sheet has been aligned with Frogfather’s current species, climate,

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Oriental fire-bellied toad sitting on a rock above shallow water showing its orange belly

Oriental Fire-Bellied Toad Care Sheet (Bombina orientalis)

Husbandry & Evidence Review – 6 September 2026 This care sheet is retained as practical Bombina orientalis guidance. UVB can

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

Red-Eyed Tree Frog Care Sheet (Agalychnis callidryas)

Husbandry & Evidence Review – 6 September 2026 This care sheet gives practical starting ranges for Agalychnis callidryas. Enclosure size,

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

White’s Tree Frog Care Sheet (Litoria caerulea)

Husbandry & Evidence Review – 6 September 2026 This older White’s tree-frog care sheet has been tightened where enclosure size,

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

Pacman / Horned Frog Care Sheet (Ceratophrys spp.)

Husbandry & Evidence Review – 6 September 2026 This article has been checked against Frogfather’s current evidence-led husbandry guidance. Specific

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Side-by-side jars of fruit fly cultures showing one mouldy culture and one clean, healthy culture after using methylparaben.

🧫 How to Reduce Mould in Fruit Fly Cultures: A Keeper’s Guide

🍌 Ever had your homemade fruit fly cultures go fuzzy and mouldy after just a few days?

You’re not alone

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