Dartfrogs shedding

feeds · #1 (**permalink**) 10-05-2010, 03:50 PM

It's early in the morning and you see your favourite dartfrog behaving strangely. Should you panic? No, it's probably just shedding it's skin, as shown in this nice video:

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meow · #2 (**permalink**) 10-05-2010, 04:44 PM

How come I can't see this?

frogparty · #3 (**permalink**) 10-05-2010, 04:47 PM

click on * more* and it will link you to the video

weapon_X · #4 (**permalink**) 10-05-2010, 08:48 PM

Thanks for posting. I have never caught mine shedding. How often do they shed?

BOOSHIFIED · #5 (**permalink**) 10-06-2010, 01:54 AM

i just got a video of my lamasi shedding this morning

gonna post it later

mordoria · #6 (**permalink**) 05-21-2011, 01:58 PM

Im so glad this video was here. I though my frog had gotten tangeled up in something slimy. Then he jumped into a puddle, wiggled and was fine. He was just shedding. First time Ive seen it in person. Freaked me out but I know my kids are growing up.

Melo · #7 (**permalink**) 05-22-2011, 03:16 AM

Do the frogs eat their shed skin?

brod322 · #8 (**permalink**) 07-13-2011, 05:36 AM

I had read about darts shedding and know its normal but didn't know what it would look like. Now that I know I won't freak out if I ever see my darts shedding haha

azrickster · #9 (**permalink**) 07-13-2011, 05:44 AM

Nice vid. I've caught one of my Luecs shedding, did panic a little at first until I looked closer and realized what was going on.

Darts15 · #10 (**permalink**) 07-13-2011, 11:11 AM

I believe it's called molting.....I know tree frogs tend to do it every now and then....but I didn't know darts did it! Thanks for sharin dude