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Sup guys and gals.. i recently captured a d. auratus while i was on a hike.. I feel awful about keeping this guy captive but i really really want to care for this fella and hopefully find him a mate…
If worst comes to worst, i'll release him back to the wild. BUT i have always had an urge to care for exotic animals, and being from hawaii, we don't get much here… I've cared for jacksons, eastern box turtles, fish (salt and fresh), and every other type of animal you are allowed to house in Hawaii.. I've also kept bufo toads b4 but they aren't as nice looking as pdfs.
SETUP:
His Brom - he likes this one more because it doesn't have spiky leaves, at least that what i think.. haha
-Basic set up with plants and such.. I'll post a a thread on the setup with plant specifics in another post..
-gs backround/coco fiber
-waterfall, small water area(not to deep)
-SUBSTRATE- is built on false bottom with long sphagnum, coco fiber, and orchid bark *NEEDS LEAF LITTER and MICRO FAUNA
-LIGHTS-dual t5 6500 bulbs shop light - *tank gets heated kinda quick so i have those small desk fans blowing as long as light is on.. The hood is a fish tank canopy that originally had a t8 bulb.. the canopy has that strip of glass to prevent moisture from getting to the bulbs.. its about 23"L x 4"W.. tank is located near window so it gets normal dawn light maybe around 630-700am.. the tank is completely covered in condensation in the morn. *this is when monster seems to be out and about the most, he's an early riser
I usually wake up around 9-930am this is when i turn on the lights i keep the light strip back behind the glass strip so the tank doesn't get too much light too soon… Then i go to school class for about and hour… I get home and then i slide the light strip over the glass for full effect.. This is where i notice some reoccurring behavior-
Once monster sees the light, he climbs to the highest point on the his brom and starts jumping towards the glass strip that lets the light through (this is when i feel horrible) - He only does it a few times then he figures thats not the way out.. Then he hops around the tank for a while exploring for about 20 minutes… He then finds his "cave" and sits there for hours!?!? Do frogs do that? JUST SIT THERE FOR HOURS!? i figure he's trying to get out of the heat or they just do that in the wild?
And i haven't seen him eaten yet… i only have pinheads as of right now.. and for all i can see, he shows no interest in them..
- how long should i wait to see if he eats before i let him go… I'd rather let him go if he's just gonna starve himself and die!!
-I'm going back to the valley for some wild caught isopods and stuff maybe he will show more interest in them…
fruit flies - i've never seen anyone carrying wingless fruit flies in hawaii, we have the winged stuff.. it's near impossible to ship live creatures into hawaii without a long a grueling process - definately not for ff's
springtails - i have no idea what these creatures look like and if i lifted a rotting leave out in the jungle i wouldn't be able to tell what's what.. there a lot of bugs here.. *It looks like i have some experimenting to do with insects.
-Could i just grab a leaf litter from the jungle? we don't have the same type of leaf litter as most of you folks do..
well heres the pics i've been with holding from you folks.. thanks in advanced
YES THOSE ARE GOLFING T'S!!
If worst comes to worst, i'll release him back to the wild. BUT i have always had an urge to care for exotic animals, and being from hawaii, we don't get much here… I've cared for jacksons, eastern box turtles, fish (salt and fresh), and every other type of animal you are allowed to house in Hawaii.. I've also kept bufo toads b4 but they aren't as nice looking as pdfs.
SETUP:

His Brom - he likes this one more because it doesn't have spiky leaves, at least that what i think.. haha

-Basic set up with plants and such.. I'll post a a thread on the setup with plant specifics in another post..
-gs backround/coco fiber
-waterfall, small water area(not to deep)
-SUBSTRATE- is built on false bottom with long sphagnum, coco fiber, and orchid bark *NEEDS LEAF LITTER and MICRO FAUNA
-LIGHTS-dual t5 6500 bulbs shop light - *tank gets heated kinda quick so i have those small desk fans blowing as long as light is on.. The hood is a fish tank canopy that originally had a t8 bulb.. the canopy has that strip of glass to prevent moisture from getting to the bulbs.. its about 23"L x 4"W.. tank is located near window so it gets normal dawn light maybe around 630-700am.. the tank is completely covered in condensation in the morn. *this is when monster seems to be out and about the most, he's an early riser
I usually wake up around 9-930am this is when i turn on the lights i keep the light strip back behind the glass strip so the tank doesn't get too much light too soon… Then i go to school class for about and hour… I get home and then i slide the light strip over the glass for full effect.. This is where i notice some reoccurring behavior-
Once monster sees the light, he climbs to the highest point on the his brom and starts jumping towards the glass strip that lets the light through (this is when i feel horrible) - He only does it a few times then he figures thats not the way out.. Then he hops around the tank for a while exploring for about 20 minutes… He then finds his "cave" and sits there for hours!?!? Do frogs do that? JUST SIT THERE FOR HOURS!? i figure he's trying to get out of the heat or they just do that in the wild?
And i haven't seen him eaten yet… i only have pinheads as of right now.. and for all i can see, he shows no interest in them..
- how long should i wait to see if he eats before i let him go… I'd rather let him go if he's just gonna starve himself and die!!
-I'm going back to the valley for some wild caught isopods and stuff maybe he will show more interest in them…
fruit flies - i've never seen anyone carrying wingless fruit flies in hawaii, we have the winged stuff.. it's near impossible to ship live creatures into hawaii without a long a grueling process - definately not for ff's
springtails - i have no idea what these creatures look like and if i lifted a rotting leave out in the jungle i wouldn't be able to tell what's what.. there a lot of bugs here.. *It looks like i have some experimenting to do with insects.
-Could i just grab a leaf litter from the jungle? we don't have the same type of leaf litter as most of you folks do..
well heres the pics i've been with holding from you folks.. thanks in advanced


YES THOSE ARE GOLFING T'S!!

