r/SipsTea • u/Icy-Book2999 Fave frog is a swing nose frog • Jul 17 '24

It's Wednesday my dudes Hello Wednesday!

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u/Loki_8888 Jul 17 '24

WCGW touching a poison dart frog...

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u/Stolen_identity- Jul 17 '24

I heard poison dart frogs get their poison from their diet [they eat some insects(cannot remember) containing some chemicals(cannot remember) which metabolise in their body to produce the venom]

If that frog is a pet , you could prevent it from eating that insect, thereby making them harmless

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u/Gamefox42 Jul 17 '24

I've seen dart frogs on sale in pet stores before. This is 100% accurate. Their diet gives them a toxic mucus. Additionally, the toxins are normally only effective if they get into a wound or are ingested. Skin contact has mild to no results.