Poison Dart frog

Poison Dart Frog



[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]photo – ucumariThis means that with roughly 2 micrograms, or the amount that would fit on a pinhead, you could successfully stop the heart of a large animal. And to make matters worse, the poison is actually located on the surface of the skin. You seriously can’t touch this.

But the ones bred in captivity are not toxic like these as they are not in their original environment - it is down to their diet I believe but would have to check x

bright blue sheila xx

pretty x

I have a dental patient that breeds these colorful guys. He said it was the diet that makes them poison.

That it was Lisa - thank for confirming what I thought xx

I used to have a little 'rain forest' tank with dendrobates in

Here's a link with a mention about getting the toxins from the bugs it eats;

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and another with a wealth of information in;

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xoxox

I love the dart frogs - we used to have three different ones in the shop - all captive bred xx

That's really interesting that it is the diet that makes them poisonous .x