The MLE Frog Room: Notes From an Active Breeding Room
Most care sheets tell you the standard. This is the other thing: what we actually do, what we got wrong, and where the received wisdom breaks down once you're running real animals at real scale.
We write about what happens in that room. Culture crashes, tadpole rearing, group housing, supplementation, the builds, the mistakes, the frogs we lost and why. Some of it will contradict what you've read elsewhere. When it does, we'll show our work.
None of this is set in stone. We're still learning, and we change our minds — about supplements, about housing, about things we were sure of five years ago. When that happens we'll say so and tell you what changed. Anyone in this hobby claiming they've got it all figured out either isn't paying attention or isn't keeping enough frogs. This is a journey, and we're writing it down as we go.
If you're new to dart frogs, start with our care guides. If you're already in this deep, you're in the right place.
The MLE Frog Room
How Often to Feed Dart Frogs (And What to Dust ...
By Allen Both and Derick Michael Allen has 30+ years in the exotics industry. Derick runs MLE's dart frog breeding program in New Jersey. When someone gets their first dart...
How Often to Feed Dart Frogs (And What to Dust ...
By Allen Both and Derick Michael Allen has 30+ years in the exotics industry. Derick runs MLE's dart frog breeding program in New Jersey. When someone gets their first dart...
No Soil Bioactive Terrarium: Why I Switched to ...
By Allen Both and Derick Michael Allen has 30+ years in the exotics industry. Derick runs MLE's dart frog breeding program in New Jersey. After years of building terrariums, I...
No Soil Bioactive Terrarium: Why I Switched to ...
By Allen Both and Derick Michael Allen has 30+ years in the exotics industry. Derick runs MLE's dart frog breeding program in New Jersey. After years of building terrariums, I...
Going on Vacation: How to Keep Your Dart Frogs Fed
Leaving town? For most trips your dart frogs need less than you think. Feeding by trip length, plus the enclosure risks that actually matter when you're away.
Going on Vacation: How to Keep Your Dart Frogs Fed
Leaving town? For most trips your dart frogs need less than you think. Feeding by trip length, plus the enclosure risks that actually matter when you're away.
Fruit Fly Secrets: How We Produce Booming Cultures
The recipe isn't the secret. Here's what actually produces booming fruit fly cultures, from a room running 30+ dart frog species. Light, zones, and old flies.
Fruit Fly Secrets: How We Produce Booming Cultures
The recipe isn't the secret. Here's what actually produces booming fruit fly cultures, from a room running 30+ dart frog species. Light, zones, and old flies.
Running Out of Fruit Flies: What to Do When You...
Fruit fly culture crashed and your dart frogs need feeding? Here’s how long they can actually wait, and the fastest ways to get producing cultures today.
Running Out of Fruit Flies: What to Do When You...
Fruit fly culture crashed and your dart frogs need feeding? Here’s how long they can actually wait, and the fastest ways to get producing cultures today.