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Oophaga pumilio Strawberry dart frog 'Blue Jeans'
The Strawberry poison dart frog, now named Oophaga pumilio, was described for the first time in 1857 as Dendrobatus pumilio by Eduard Oscar Schmidt, a German zoologist. The species has been captive bred in the USA and Europe for more than 25 years.
The genus name "Oophaga" originates from the Greek words "oon" (egg) and "phagos" (eater) and refers to the diet of the tadpoles of this species. The tadpoles are obligate egg feeders, which means they feed exclusively on unfertilised eggs, supplied as food by the mother. The species specific name "pumilio" (latin for dwarf) refers to the small size of these frogs.
Strawberry poison dart frogs are ideally kept as pairs. Females might express dominant and aggressive behaviour towards other females when there is a conflict of interest in a specific male, so housing females together is strongly advised against. This behavior can consist of kicking, chasing, jumping on each others back, wrestling, or pressing the head or body of the other frog down against the substrate. Frogs expressing the aforementioned behavior continuously should be separated. Keeping a trio consisting of two males and one female is possible. When two males are housed together, make sure to provide extra dwelling volume to avoid territorial conflicts as much as possible. Territorial behavior can lead to stress, and on the long term, even to the death of one of the frogs.
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