Panamanian Golden Frogs

Panamanian Golden Frog is found in the Reptiles magazine of September 2008. I chose this article because the pictures in the magazine are these frogs are so cool. Their colors are so bright and neon it makes them so unique. Im sure if you walked past them you wouldn't miss them. What i liked about this article was that the Golden Frogs obtain their skins toxins from their natural diet of various small invertebrates like ants. These ants contain formic acid which irritates animals eyes, skin and mucous membranes. After the Golden Frogs ingest these ants they use their toxins from the ants, for their defense. However, it takes over a year before the toxins are fully developed. Something i learned was that the Golden Frogs are heading towards extinction. About 1,500 frogs are being maintained in 40 zoos across the United States. They keep them captive to attempt to save their lives. Also some of these zoos are breeding them and someday being able to release the bred offspring's into Panama. My question after reading this would be if the Panamanian Golden Frogs are doing better now? This article was posted 4 years ago. Panamanian Golden Frogs range from 20$ to 100$. You can buy these frogs, but i would prefer not too because they are trying to avoid extinction. If these frogs weren't having so many problems trying to live and keep their species alive, i would buy one. Male Golden Frogs are about 2 inches long, and females are bout twice their size so around 3 to 4 inches. The Panamanian Golden Frogs are insectivores. They feed on a variety of invertebrates in the rain forest. They main live in forests near moving streams. In captivity is important to have branches so they can climb on and moving water. Keep the temperature around 80 degrees. Moss is good substrates because they help with the humidity. I would say this frog is about an intermediate level because keeping up the cage and keeping it the right temperature can be a little difficult. The most interesting thing would be females deposit light sensitive eggs. They hid their egg clutches in dark crevices under rocks to avoid the exposing of the light to the eggs.