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Flightless fruit flies are one of the most popular prey items for dart frogs, glass frogs, mantids, spiders, baby chameleons and more.  In this episode I run down the basics of how to culture your own flies at home, and I share some tips that I've picked up along the way.  Culturing flies can be a bit intimidating at times , especially for beginners, but it doesn't have to be! So if you are interested in keeping smaller amphibians, lizards or inverts but not sure if fruit flies are for you, give this episode a listen.

Tiny arthropods known as springtails (Collembola spp.) are popular among vivarium enthusiasts for their "cleanup crew" abilities.  We often hear about their use in “bioactive” vivariums. Tonight I am joined by entomologist, Dr. Ann Fallon and  we discuss the biology, reproduction and lifecycle of Folsomia candida.For more information  about springtails and Dr. Fallon visit:https://entomology.umn.edu/people/ann-fallonIf you'd like to support the show please consider becoming a patron and visit:https://www.patreon.com/Amphibicast

In 2013 Dr. Matthew Dugas co-authored a paper about the important role that carotenoid supplementation plays in oophaga pumilio reproduction. The findings have greatly influenced captive dart frog husbandry methods for almost a decade now and most hobbyists today incorporate carotenoids into their supplementation regiments.  It is my pleasure to have Dr. Dugas as my guest this week and we discuss the paper in detail. We also discuss sophisticated pumilio parental behaviors, how egg deposition sites are chosen, and how mother pumilio are able to locate their own tadpoles. https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2021/03/isu-biologist-matthew-dugas-explores-early-lives-of-poison-dart-frogs/https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=eSvU7IMAAAAJ&alert_preview_top_rm=2&citation_for_view=eSvU7IMAAAAJ:eQOLeE2rZwMC