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Rainforest Poison Dart Frogs and Exotics Availability List For Rainforest Poison Dart Frogs and Exotics Availability List for: The Pacific NW Reptile and Exotic Animal Show Linn County Fairgrounds 3700 Knox Butte Rd. E Albany, OR 97322 April 13 & 14, 2019 Hours Saturday – 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Sunday – 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Frogs Available Dendrobates Auratus Green and Bronze – Froglets Dendrobates Auratus Highland Bronze – Froglets Dendrobates Auratus Highland Bronze ADULTS 0.0.2 (sex-able not proven) Dendrobates Auratus Micro-spot – Froglets (limited Stock) Dendrobates Azureus (Kelly) – Froglets Dendrobates Azureus ADULTS 2.2.0 (Proven Breeders) Dendrobates Azureus ADULTS 0.0.5 (sex-able not proven) Dendrobates Leucomelas (Fine Spot) – Froglets Dendrobates Leucomelas (Fine Spot) Young ADULTS Dendrobates Tinctorius Cobalt (Meyer bloodline) – Froglets (Limited Stock) Dendrobates Tinctorius Cobalt ADULTS 1.0.6 (sex-able not proven) Dendrobates Tinctorius Powder Blue Juveniles to young adults Dendrobates Tinctorius Powder Blue Froglets Dendrobates Tinctorius Powder Blue ADULT 2.0.0 (sex-able not proven) Dendrobates Tinctorius Robertus F-2 (Harrington bloodline) – Froglets (Limited Stock) Dendrobates Tinctorius Yellow Back – Froglets Dendrobates Tinctorius Yellow Back young adults (sex-able not proven) Dendrobates Tinctorius Yellow Back ADULTS 2.2.0 (sex-able not proven) Dendrobates Tinctorius Patricia – Froglets Dendrobates Tinctorius Patricia ADULTS 2.3 (proven Breeders) Dendrobates Tinctorius Sipaliwini green (UTC bloodlines) ADULTS 1.1 (sex-able not proven) Dendrobates Tinctorius Table Mountain – Froglets (limited stock) Dendrobates Tinctorius Table Mountain ADULTS 2.1 (sex-able not proven) Dendrobates Truncatus – Yellow – Froglets Dendrobates Truncatus – Yellow ADULTS (sex-able not proven) Phyllobates terribilis (Stewart bloodline) Yellow – Froglets Phyllobates terribilis (Stewart bloodline) Yellow Adults 0.0.5 (sex-able not proven) Phyllobates terribilis (Stewart bloodline) Mint – Froglets Ranitomeya Sirensis Green Leg Panguana (Meyer bloodline) – Froglets Ranitomeya Amazonica Peruvian Gold (Kelly Heirloom Bloodline) – Froglets Ranitomeya Amazonica French Guyana (Tan Bloodline) ADULT 0.0.1 Ranitomeya Fantastica Nominal – Froglets Ranitomeya Imitator Chauzata – Froglets Ranitomeya Vanzolini -Froglets Supplies Available Live oak Leaf Litter ABG Mix Pro (with Clay and Turface added) Clay Substrate - Calcium Bearing (prepared) Hydroton Clay Mix Dry (pre-mix) Aquarium Safe Silicone – Black Great Stuff pond Foam – Black False Bottom Kits (Limited) Malaysian Drift Wood (Hand Picked) Spider Wood (Hand Picked) Spider Wood Bags of pieces perfect for building backgrounds Mius Misting Heads Glass Lids Drilled with Vents and bulkheads (limited supplies) Complete Setups (just add Frogs and Micro fauna) Starter Setups (Limited Supplies) Repashy Products Spectral Designs Lights Fruit fly, Isopods, and Springtail Cultures Springtail Cultures Dwarf White Isopods Cultures Dwarf Purple Isopods Cultures Powder Blue Isopods Cultures Dalmatian Isopods Cultures Fruit Fly Cultures Hydei and Melanogaster Fruit Fly Media and Media Kits Frog Setups Complete .
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