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Hi guys my name is Adam. Ive been toying with the idea of keeping pdf's for a long time and at a recent reptile show I finally gave in and took the plunge.
Unfortunately I did not get the best info from the vendor I purchased the frogs from (black jungle?). I bought a premade 10 gal terrarium from them along with two tincs (1 cobolt and 1 yellow head). I had specifically asked for the same species hoping I could breed them if they happened to be a male/female pair. I have since learned that I got two distinct morphs and that breeding them would be unethical. As of now all of my phone calls and messages to black jungle have gone unanswered. I also quickly realized that a 10 gal tank did not provide enough space or a proper thermal gradient and switched to a 20xh. Even though it has the same foot print there is a LOT more room.
I have also started a 65 gallon terrarium that I plan on housing 4-5 chazuta imitators in. The tank is done but no frogs yet. I wanna give it some time for the springtails to take off and to let the ground settle a bit.
Heres some pics of both terrariums. Id love some opinions on how I did with the set ups... I tried to provide a natural and stimulating environment for the frogs. I am dissapointed with my experience with black jungle but ultimately it is my fault, I should have done more research and then I would have been able to tell the guy exactly which frogs I wanted. Live an learn I guess. When I order my imitators from understory I will not make the same mistake.
Unfortunately I did not get the best info from the vendor I purchased the frogs from (black jungle?). I bought a premade 10 gal terrarium from them along with two tincs (1 cobolt and 1 yellow head). I had specifically asked for the same species hoping I could breed them if they happened to be a male/female pair. I have since learned that I got two distinct morphs and that breeding them would be unethical. As of now all of my phone calls and messages to black jungle have gone unanswered. I also quickly realized that a 10 gal tank did not provide enough space or a proper thermal gradient and switched to a 20xh. Even though it has the same foot print there is a LOT more room.
I have also started a 65 gallon terrarium that I plan on housing 4-5 chazuta imitators in. The tank is done but no frogs yet. I wanna give it some time for the springtails to take off and to let the ground settle a bit.
Heres some pics of both terrariums. Id love some opinions on how I did with the set ups... I tried to provide a natural and stimulating environment for the frogs. I am dissapointed with my experience with black jungle but ultimately it is my fault, I should have done more research and then I would have been able to tell the guy exactly which frogs I wanted. Live an learn I guess. When I order my imitators from understory I will not make the same mistake.




