Ranitomeya reticulata

R. reticulata is one of the smallest Ranitomeya with some adult males being just 15mm.  They will spend a fair amount of time on the floor of the enclosure but will not hesitate to climb.  While this was one of the first species of Ranitomeya to be imported, the difficulty raising newly morphed froglets due to their size has prevented them from becoming common in the hobby.

After an elaborate courtship ritual that includes dancing around the enclosure the frogs prefer to breed in horizontal film canisters strewn about the leaf litter, sometimes stuck on the glass. They lay 2-3 eggs ever other week and the male will transport the tadpoles to small bodies of water. There is no parental care after deposition, but some people leave the tadpoles in the enclosure for the tadpoles eat algae and drowned flies.

Care: Difficult, small size means less margin of error, fairly bold
Groups: No
Breeding: Intermediate, horizontal film canisters on their sides
Tadpoles: No parental care after deposition, recommend pulling tadpoles
Froglets: Tiny, springtails are required
Tips: Actively breeding frogs are bolder frogs

Iquitos - Understory

Iquitos - Understory

This line of reticulata comes from Iquitos, Peru by way of Understory Enterprises.  My adults are a mixture of solid and spotted frogs. These frogs have proven much easier to breed and the young easier to raise than the old line frogs.

Iquitos - Understory

Iquitos - Understory

Striped - Understory

Striped - Understory

A line of frogs from Understory Enterprises that produces frogs that keep their juvenile striped pattern into adulthood.

Solid - Old Lines

Solid - Old Lines

My R. reticulata 'Solid' are from multiple older lines that produced froglets with white feet from time to time. Unfortunately, the whitefooted froglets were not as sturdy as the typical ones and the heterozygous offspring didn't produce many whitefooted froglets. While I still have frogs from the line, I don't think the whitefoot gene is present anymore.

Solid - Old Lines

Solid - Old Lines

Solid - Old Lines

Solid - Old Lines

Solid - Old Lines

Solid - Old Lines

Whitefoot - Old Lines

Whitefoot - Old Lines

Whitefoot - Old Lines

Whitefoot - Old Lines

Whitefoot - Old Lines

Whitefoot - Old Lines

Whitefoot - Old Lines

Whitefoot - Old Lines

Solid - Old Lines

Solid - Old Lines

A froglet just hours out of the water on a typical plastic spoon.

Solid - Old Lines

Solid - Old Lines

A froglet exemplifying the striped pattern that typically fills in over time.

Solid - Old Lines

Solid - Old Lines