On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:14:06 -0400, "Lady Blacksword"
wrote:

Thanks Rob.
I was considering starting on amphibians with a cheap little pair of
Firebelly Toads, then moving up to Mantellas if I can keep that alive,
followed by darts, which I like the best. I hadn't delved far enough yet to
find reference to the cleaning problem.
Murri
"Rob" wrote in message
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Ford,
What kind of frogs? I'm considering Mantellas or Darts in the next couple
of years.
Murri


Darts are much easier to clean up after than Mantellas. At least that is
what I read. Mantellas are cool, but you spend a lot of time cleaning the
enclosure. You would almost never need to clean a dart frog enclosure,
assuming it is planted.

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The're D.auratus (green and black poison frogs) cleaning them out is
not the problem feeding them that's the challenge :0) I never clean
mine, having said that I do have to syphon the waste water out from
time to time in my smaller viv. which is planted on a substrate of
peat, gravel, air conditioner filter the gravel again. My 4' viv which
I'm hoping to put either D.tinctorius or P.terriblis in has a gravel
base then a 3" upholstery foam layer then a top dressing of moss this
is much easer for any maintenance and to plant in it you just cut
round holes and drop in plant pots.

Ford.