What to buy for your Oophaga pumilio

The Oophaga pumilio requires many items to be purchased to keep the healthy and safe in their new enclosure. Be prepared to spend the money needed to get the tank set-up properly to house your new leucomelas. Like any pet, do not buy one if you cannot care for it properly.

Enclosure

Exo Terra 18x18x18

Glass Top for 18x18x18

Drainage

Growstones, Eggcrate or Leca

Substrate

ABG from NEHerp or Glass Box Tropicals

Substrate Barrier – Window screen or landscape fabric

Misting

hand mister

Mistking starter automatic mister

5 gallon bucket for mister

Lighting

LED Fixture, 13 W Jungle Dawn Horizontal LEDS or CFL bulbs

UVB Floor Lamp

UVB Arcadia D3 Forest T5 bulb

Light timer

Solarmeter UV Index Meter

Temperature/ Humidity

Temperature Gun

Digital thermometer / hygrometer

Feeding

Fruit flies – Melanogaster or Hydei

Springtails

Isopods

Supplementatitation

Repashy Calcium Plus

Repashy Vitamin A plus

Repashy Superpig

Tadpole Care

Film Canisters

32 oz deli cup

turkey baster

petri dish

Indian almond Leaves

Tadpole Food

Ultimate Oophaga pumilio Care Guide:

  1. Introduction to care
  2. Locales
  3. Terrarium Size
  4. Lighting, UVB, Temperature and Humidity Requirements
  5. Terrarium Design
  6. Feeding
  7. Breeding
  8. Tadpole Care
  9. Shopping List (Current Page)
  10. Common health Issues
  11. Additional Resources

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