Indiana Dendrobatid Society (IDS)

[widmad27]

I just moved to Indianapolis from the east coast and was wondering if anyone from this region is on DB. I am into Dendrobates on the side as a hobby, I work full-time in the zoo profession at the Indianapolis Zoo. My previous job was at the National Aquarium in Baltimore as a Herpetologist there. I am thinking it would be good to get a group together being that I come from a region with a very active society (MADS) and believe the benefit of dart frog conversations over beer and group buys in this hobby makes things more enjoyable for one and all. Let's get things rolling.

Cheers,

[Parkway Drive]

I live in Columbus

[spottedcircus]

Im near Spencer and would love a group to get together with

[widmad27]

Alright we have some interest, awesome. Spottedcircus, Parkway Drive, and anyone else who is interested if you could PM me your personal emails I will add them to the mailing list. Once we have a good size group setup here let's get to taking about our first host. Myself personally because of my recent move have a rather unimpressive setup that would take only about 2 min to look at. Thoughts on location?

Invite those on your DB friends list who maybe local, let get this group growing.

Cheers,

[joshsfrogs]

While not in Indiana (we are in Michigan) we do the two indiana shows:

Midwest Reptile Show, Indianapolis, Indiana (this Saturday the 23rd)
The Indiana Reptile Expo!

[widmad27]

Sounds like a good first meet up location. Josh, I am in need of D. melanogaster Media and vented containers. Problem is I work until 4:30pm at the zoo, perhaps I will come out during lunch. I will PM you with my needs list and if you could set it aside I will be able to swing in and pick it up quickly. Look for that sometime later today.

Side note, I was thinking the group name should be Indiana Dendrobatid Society (IDS) for short. Thoughts?

[frogdancechick]

Count me in! I'm in South Bend, IN. Dan asked that we start a list of what people have in the state.

I've got:
D. tinctorius (azureus, citronella, yellowback, saul yellowback, oyapok, patricia, nakita, cobalt, bakhuis, powder blue, brazilian yellowhead, matecho, alanis, inferalanis, oelemarie, regina, giant orange)
D. leucomela (standard, chocolate)
D. auratus(panamanian green & black, camo, tobogo reticulated)
D. truncatus (yellow)
D. galactonotus (yellow)
D. imitator (intermedius)
P. terribilis (orange, yellow, mint)
P. bicolor (gold)
E. trivittatus (red)
E. anthonyi (SI)

[widmad27]

Welcome to one and all, I will start this of:

Collection:
1.1 D. tinctorius (Powder Blue)
2.1 D. leucomelas (Standard)

Feeders: (In case of local Emergencies for members)
Rice Flour Beetles - Tribolium confusum
Bean Beetles - Callosobruchus maculatus
Tropical Springtails
Flightless - Drosophila melanogaster
Sturtevant - Drosophila hydei

[pbenner]

Hi Guys,

While I am not yet a frogger, I was looking into becoming one before my wife filed for divorce! - As soon as I am through this process and back on my feet I will be looking into becoming a frogger myself.

At this point, I really only have space for like a 20L I think, so I will begin working on that setup. Just thrilled to have some semi-local people to share the hobby with.

Myself, I am in Plymouth, Indiana. I am around 2.5 hours from Indianapolis, 1 Hour from South Bend, 1 Hour from Valpo, and 2 Hours from Ft. Wayne. If you guys get together, let me know and I would love to attend. At this point, I'm a total noob so getting some help would be wonderful.

Best,

Paul

[BR5]

Name sounds fine. Frogs I have are:

lamasi Orange
shepards
fine spotted leuc's
standard leuc's
azureus
fantastica
bastimentos
tri-color
imitator
variabilis
hawaiian auratus

Brian