Poison Dart Frog

A poison dart frog's colorful body warns other animals to stay away. The bright colors reveal that the frog can kill with its powerful venom. In this book, young readers will learn why they should keep their distance from this small, poisonous amphibian.

Poison Dart Frogs is a complete manual to the care and breeding of poison dart frogs. This guide provides step-by-step instructions on building a terrarium and culturing fruit flies. With tips from a breeder on how to propagate these jewels of the rain forest, this is the guide to get you started on the right path for keeping members of the family Dendrobatidae.

Learn how the poison dart frog lives.

Poison dart frogs are cute and tiny. They come in many eye-catching colors. These colors, however, aren’t meant to make them attractive. The bright colors tell other animals that they shouldn’t try to eat them. These vibrant amphibians are covered with a deadly poison that makes predators very sick. It’s so strong that some Native American tribes even used it to make poison darts for hunting. Readers will surely enjoy getting up close to these small but deadly poison dart frogs.

poison dart frogs PetsPoison dart frogs are beautiful and interesting amphibians, who make fascinating vivarium subjects. Although famous for their toxic skin secretions, these colorful frogs stop producing their protective poisons after a brief time in captivity and become safe to maintain. But while most keepers will find poison dart frogs to be fantastic pets, it is important to learn as much as you can about their biology, way of life and the habitats from which they hail to ensure they thrive in your hands. Inside, you will find all of the information you need to care for poison dart frogs and provide yours with a long and healthy life. By incorporating the lessons presented here and doing your best to remain observant of your new pet, success should be within your reach. The author, Ben Team, is an environmental educator and author with over 16 years of professional reptile-keeping experience. Ben currently maintains www.FootstepsInTheForest.com, where he shares information, narration and observations of the natural world.Covered in this book: - Acquisition- Anatomy- Behavior- Biology- Breeding- Captive Considerations- Daily Care- Description- Diet- Ecology- Enclosure- Health- Husbandry- Interaction- Lighting- Maintenance- Monitoring- Myths and Misunderstandings- Taxonomy- The ideal environment.... and much mor

Describes the characteristics of the poison dart frogs, where they live and how they protect themselves.

The poison dart frog is a colorful creature with a colorful history. Readers learn the ways man has used this amphibian, which is one of the most toxic creatures on earth, for good and for evil. They will also discover its lifecycle, where it lives, how it creates its poison, what it eats, and what eats it.

Check out the fantastic Poison Dart Frog! Kids will find out about its superpower and how it is the Master of Poison. They will also learn about tadpoles and metamorphosis and discover its many different colors. Readers can decide for themselves what kind of superhero a poison dart frog could be! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.