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Bumblebee Dart Frog
Dendrobates leucomelas
A vivid yellow-and-black striped jewel of the rainforest floor — hardy for a dart frog and famous for its loud buzzing call.
1–2.5 in15–20 years
Habitat
Enclosure
18×18×24 in, heavily planted
Temperature
72–82°F — no hot basking spot
Humidity / Water
80%+, misted daily
Heating & lighting
No basking lamp — they overheat above 82°F. A planted vivarium with leaf litter, springtails, and isopods; mist daily.
Diet
Feed these
- Flightless fruit flies — the staple
- Springtails
- Pinhead crickets
Never feed
- Overheating above 82°F
- Large crickets
- Wild-caught insects (pesticides)
- Different dart frog morphs — hybridization
Flightless fruit flies dusted at every feeding, daily to every other day. Captive-bred ones are harmless — the wild toxin comes from their wild diet.
Cohabitation
Can live with
Other bumblebee dart frogs — same-morph groups
Never house with
Different dart frog morphs and species Frogs of different sizes
Same-morph groups only — never mix dart frog species or color morphs, which fight and hybridize.
