Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Excuse Me! This is MY Bromeliad - Pumilio Cayo de Agua


Species -  Oophaga Pumilio Cayo de Agua
Line/Origin - 2008 Stubbs, F1
Age - 5-6 Months OOTW
Quantity - 0.0.1

Eggs Here, There, Everywhere - Pumilio Cristobal

When the Cristo girls were in the 10g, I would occasionally find a clutch of unfertilized eggs. In their new home it's at least once a week (four so far this week). I noticed female # 2 checking out all the film canisters today and the last time I walked by, she had laid a small clutch in one so I thought I'd grab the camera. Can't wait till the day when I don't have to just sigh at all these unfertilized eggs.



This is one of their favorite spots to lay. 


Species -  Oophaga Pumilio Cristobal
Line/Origin - 2010 SNDF, WC
Age - ?
Quantity - 0.2.0
Purchase Date - 10/8/2010
Seller - Tropical Ecos 


Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Collaborative Marketing Opportunity

If I haven't mentioned before, I am currently a student working on my Bachelor of Business Administration. My real passion, however, is Marketing. I finished my AAS in Marketing Management May 2011.  While working on my marketing degree, I would attempt to use class projects to benefit friends in the frog community. I did a few different research projects for local pet stores, but there was one company I always wanted to help and somehow was never able to create a project for: Pristine Tropics. Yesterday I was presented with an opportunity to do so. I was chatting with an employee at local plant store Cactus & Tropicals about dart frogs and mentioned the fact that we have an excellent breeder and terrarium builder in SLC: Pristine Tropics. I then asked if the store would be interested in having a permanent dart frog enclosure set up in their store. She loved the idea. I quickly went into marketing mode and tried to think of all the people I could get to collaborate on the project and make it really spectacular. I was able to get an old friend to donate an enclosure (this blog is named after an inside joke between the two of us) and the owner of Pristine Tropics seems pretty excited. I think this could also be a great way bring some attention to the Utah Area Froggers group.

So, my tentative plan is to have Pristine Tropics build the skeleton and then pick a day when anyone from UAF who's interested can come down to Cactus & Tropicals to plant this thing together. C & T could advertise beforehand and it could end up being a really fun event. The terrarium would have a plaque on the side that says "This enclosure was brought to you by the Utah Area Froggers with donations made by Pristine Tropics and Exo Terra" and I'll have to figure out a way to stick my name on there somehow too. What a fun way to bring the community together and add to my marketing portfolio. I can't wait!

I googled marketing and frog and came up with this guy. The Budweiser frogs were definitely an oddly effective marketing tool in their day.

http://memebase.com/

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Pumilio Cayo de Agua at Home

The meds and quarantine worked for the remaining Cayo de Agua froglet and as of today, no more plastic bins and paper towels.




Species -  Oophaga Pumilio Cayo de Agua
Line/Origin - 2008 Stubbs, F1
Age - 5-6 Months OOTW
Quantity - 0.0.2
Purchase Date - 9/13/11
Seller - Reptiles Etc.


Thursday, January 5, 2012

A Day I've Been Dreading - Pumilio Cayo de Agua

I hoped, I wished, I even prayed that somehow the little Cayo de Agua froglets would pull through. Although one kept growing and putting on weight, the other stayed small and thin and continued to have seizures. I sincerely hope the remaining froglet continues to improve. He is at least active and eating well if still on the thin side. This picture was taken on 12/20/2011.


Species -  Oophaga Pumilio Cayo de Agua
Line/Origin - 2008 Stubbs, F1
Age - 5-6 Months OOTW
Quantity - 0.0.2
Purchase Date - 9/13/11
Seller - Reptiles Etc.

Monday, January 2, 2012

Pumilio Cristobal Girls - Behavioral Observations

It's interesting how a change in environment can bring about personality changes in animals. In the 10g vert, female #1 always seemed to be more dominant. She was more bold, had a larger girth, better color, and even displayed dominant behavior towards the other female at one point. When I played Cristobal calls, she always came straight to the front and sat on the largest bromeliad while female #2 would wait quietly on a smaller brom. In the new viv, female #2 has become quite bold, put on weight, and even become more colorful. She has claimed a shelf mushroom high up on the back wall as her own and defends it whenever I open the enclosure to feed or spray. She must know I'm a female too.

Gotta love those toes!!!



Species -  Oophaga Pumilio Cristobal
Line/Origin - 2010 SNDF, WC
Age - ?
Quantity - 0.2.0
Purchase Date - 10/8/2010
Seller - Tropical Ecos