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Feeder Insects

Supplements and Color Enhancers

• Why should I dust, and what should I dust?

Superworms

• How do I take care of my Superworms?

Waxworms

• How do I take care of my Waxworms?

Mealworms

• How do I house my Mealworms?

Blaptica dubia roaches

• VIDEO: Feeder Roach Care
• How do I breed Blaptica dubia roaches?
• What do I feed Blaptica dubia roaches?
• How do I clean my Blaptica dubia roaches?
• How do I house Blaptica dubia roaches?
• What are Blaptica dubia roaches?

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Crickets

• Exo Terra Cricket Pen
• VIDEO: What to Feed Crickets
• VIDEO: How to take care of Crickets
• How do I clean crickets?
• What do I feed crickets?
• What temperature do crickets need?

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Isopods

• How do I add Isopods to a vivarium or feed to my pet?
• What do I feed Isopods?
• How do I house or culture Isopods?
• What are Isopods?

Springtails

• How to Culture Springtails
• VIDEO: How to Culture Springtails
• How do I add springtails to a vivarium or feed them to my pet?
• What do I feed Springtails?
• How do I house or culture springtails?
• What are Springtails?

Rice Flour Beetles

• How to Culture Rice Flour Beetles
• Rice Flour Beetle Life Cycle
• How to Feed Rice Flour Beetles to your Reptiles, Amphibians, or other Pets
• How to Culture Rice Flour Beetles

Fruit Flies

• Feeding Fruit Flies to Your Animals
• How to Culture Fruit Flies
• How to Feed Dart Frog Froglets
• Life Cycle of Melanogaster vs Hydei
• Life Cycle of Drosophila hydei
• Life Cycle of Drosophila melanogaster

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Lizards

Chameleons

• Chameleon Setup

Abronia

• Abronia vivarium
• How do I build a vivarium for my Abronia?

Leopard Geckos

• How do I take care of my leopard gecko?

Bearded Dragons

• VIDEO:T-Rex Lizard Leash
• How do I take care of a Bearded Dragon?

Crested Geckos

• How do I make a Crested Gecko Vivarium or Living Terrarium?
• How do I choose a Crested Gecko?
• How do I incubate Crested Gecko Eggs?
• How do I breed Crested Geckos?
• What does that mean? Crested Gecko Glossary
• Crested Gecko Care

Live Terrarium and Vivarium Plants

Container Garden and Terrarium How-Tos

• The Supplies you NEED for a Container Garden, Fairy Garden,
• How to Plant a Terrarium or Container Garden
• How to Care for your Terrarium, Container Garden, or Fairy Garden
• How to Build a Plant Terrarium or Container Garden

Houseplants

• How do I plant a houseplant?

Orchids

• What are the best beginner Orchids for a naturalistic vivarium?
• How do I plant an Epiphytic Orchid?
• What is an epiphytic Orchid?
• What is a Jewel Orchid?
• How do I plant a jewel orchid?

Carnivorous Plants

• How to make a Container Garden for Sundews in 7 Easy Steps
• How do I take care of Butterworts?
• How do I take care of Sundews?
• How do I care for a Venus Fly Trap?
• Can I keep Carnivorous Plants with my dart frogs or other pets?

Mosses and Spikemosses / Selaginella

• How do I care for Spikemosses/Selaginella?
• What are some common vivarium mosses?
• Is Moss safe for use with my Pets?
• What Substrate Should I Plant my Moss in?
• What Water should I use with my Moss?
• What Lighting does Moss Need in a Vivarium?

Tropical Vivarium Plants

• How to Plant Epiphytes in a Tropical Vivarium
• How to Care for Background Plants in a Tropical Vivarium
• How to Care for Foreground Plants in the Tropical Vivarium
• Tropical Vivarium Plant Overview

Aquatic and Water Feature Plants

• What are semi-aquatic plants?
• How to Grow Cryptocoryne in a Vivarium
• How to Grow Anubias in a Vivarium

Succulents and Cacti

• Being Successful with Succulents and Cactus

Lighting

Lighting Terminology

• What is Full Spectrum Lighting?
• What is a Lux?
• What is a Lumen?
• What is Color Temperature?
• What is CRI?
• What is the Electromagnetic Spectrum?

Choosing lighting for Reptiles and Amphibians

• What type of Lighting do my Reptiles or Amphibians need?
• What kind of Light Bulbs are there for Reptiles and Amphibians?

UV Lighting

• What UVB bulb is best for my pet reptile or amphibian?
• What is UVC Light?
• What is UVB Light?
• What is UVA Light?
• What is UV light?
• VIDEO: UVB Lighting

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Terrarium and Vivarium Lighting

• Exo Terra Day and Night LED Fixtures
• VIDEO: Vivarium Lighting
• LED bulbs as a Terrarium or Vivarium Light Source
• T5 Bulbs as a Vivarium or Terrarium Light Source
• Compact Fluorescent Bulbs as a Terrarium or Vivarium Light Source
• Linear Fluorescent Bulbs as a Vivarium or Terrarium Light Source

Josh's Frogs Store Policies

Josh's Frogs Information

• Josh's Frogs Contact Information
• How secure is JoshsFrogs.com?
• Josh's Frogs - a Green Business

Live Arrival Policies

• Live Arrival Guarantee on Crickets, Worms, Superworms, and Waxworms
• Live Arrival Guarantee and Health Guarantee on Frog Shipments
• Live Arrival Guarantee on Plants, Fruit Flies, Springtails, Phoenix Worms, and Rice Flour Beetles

Shipping

• Shipping Internationally (Outside the USA)
• Shipping Frogs
• Shipping Crickets, Worms, Superworms, mealworms, Nightcrawlers, Red Wigglers, and Waxworms
• Shipping Dry Goods with Plants, Fruit Flies, Phoenix Worms, Rice Flour Beetles and/or Springtails
• Shipping Plants, Fruit Flies, Phoenix worms, Rice Flour Beetles and/or Springtails

Snakes

King Snakes and Milk Snakes

• How do I take care of my Kingsnake or Milksnake?

Corn Snakes

• How do I care for a Corn Snake?

Ball Pythons

• How do I care for my Ball Python?

Vivarium, Terrarium, and Habitat Construction

Specialized Habitats

• How do I make a Rain Chamber?

FAQs

• What's growing in my vivarium? Mold / Fungus / Slime Mold

Adding humidity/misting/fogging

• ★ How do I make a waterfall in my vivarium?
• How do I make a Terrarium Fogger?

Hardscape and Substrates

• How To Setup a Poison Dart Frog Terrarium or Vivarium
• How to make a Vivarium for Poison Dart Frogs
• How to make an Arboreal Vivarium
• Vivarium Substrate Overview

Background Construction

• VIDEO: How to make a Fake Rock Background
• How do I make a Fake Rock Background?
• How do I make a Great Stuff Foam Background?

Turtles and Tortoises

Aquatic Turtle Care

• VIDEO: How to set up an Aquatic Turtle Habitat

Frogs

Mantellas

• How do I care for a Green Mantella?

Solomon Island Leaf Frogs

• How do I take care of Solomon Island Leaf Frog Froglets?
• How do I incubate Solomon Island Leaf Frog eggs?
• How do I breed Solomon Island Leaf frogs?
• Why are my Solomon Island Leaf Frogs different colors?
• How do I sex Solomon Island Leaf Frogs?
• What do Solomon Island Leaf Frogs eat?

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Poison Dart Frogs

• how to plant a houseplant
• How to Test for Chytrid or Ranavirus
• Dart Frog Egg Care
• How to Collect Dart Frog Eggs
• How to Take Care of Dart Frog Eggs
• How to Remove Dart Frog Tadpoles from an Egg Clutch

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Bumble Bee Toads

• How do I take care of young Bumble Bee Toads?
• How do I take care of Bumble Bee Toad tadpoles?
• How do I take care of Bumble Bee Toad Eggs?
• How do I breed Bumble Bee Toads?
• What should I feed Bumble Bee Toads?
• What temperature and humidity level do my Bumble Bee Toads need?

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Tree Frogs

• How to Set Up a Reed Frog Habitat or Terrarium
• How to Take Care of Reed Frog Eggs
• How to care for Baby Reed Frogs
• How to Feed Reed Frogs
• How to Take care of Reed Frog Tadpoles
• VIDEO: How to set up a White's Tree Frog habitat

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PacMan Frogs

• My PacMan frog isn't moving. What is it doing?
• Can I handle my PacMan frog?
• What do I feed my PacMan frogs?
• What temperature does my PacMan Frog need?
• How do I house my PacMan Frogs?
• What is a PacMan frog?

Temperature and Humidity Control

Humidity Control and Monitoring

• VIDEO: Reptile and Amphibian Humidity Control

Temperature Control and Monitoring

• Cooling your Vivarium
• Heating your Vivarium
• Choosing a Vivarium Electronics Thermostat

Reptile and Amphibian Products and Supplies

Disease Treatment, Testing, and Prevention

• Josh's Frogs ReptiSan Reptile and Amphibian Disinfectant
• What is Ranavirus?
• What is Chytrid?
• How do I test for Chytrid and Ranavirus?

Artificial Decor, Habitat Accessories, Etc

• How to make a waterfall in a vivarium
• Exo Terra Dripper Plants
• Exo Terra Reptile Fountain
• Exo Terra Pebble Waterfall
• Real vs Artificial Plants - Which is right for me?

Supplements and Color Enhancers

• How do I dust Feeder Insects?
• Is dusting with supplements all I need to do to keep my pets healthy?
• Dusting Vegetables and Fruits for your Pets
• What kind of supplements are there?
• What are color enhancers and how do they work?
• Why should I dust, and what should I dust?

Heating for Reptiles

• What are the different kinds of basking lights?
• Why do I need a Basking Light for my Reptile?
• Heating your Reptiles

Misting

• VIDEO: How to set up the Exo Terra Monsoon RS400 Automatic Misting System

Substrates for Reptiles and Amphibians

• Exo Terra Sand Mat
• Exo Terra Moss Mats
• Josh's Frogs Reptile And Amphibian Substrates

Breeding

• VIDEO: Exo Terra Incubator
• How do I use Vermiculite to incubate reptile eggs?
• VIDEO: Reptile Egg Incubation