The Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophpaga Pumilio) can be found in Central America and grow to be about 17.5–22 mm in length.While most frogs lay thousands of eggs at a time and will leave them to fend for themselves,a Strawberry Poison Dart Frog will lay 4 to 6 eggs at a time. At the start of their lives, each tadpole is cared for individually, and they each have their own pool of water to live in.
Obviously, if Strawberry Poison Dart Frogs can care for up to 6 children in separate places each day, they are very hard working parents.
After the female lays the eggs, the male watches over them and keeps them moist by peeing on them for about 10 days (until they hatch). Once they hatch , the mother takes each tadpole to the top of a tree ( can be up to 40 ft) to put them each in the center of a
bromeliad which has leaves that form a cup that collects water. They can not be placed in the same plant because they are cannibalistic. Every few days after that for 6-8 weeks (until tadpoles change to frogs) the mother has to climb to the top of the trees again and lay unfertilized eggs for the tadpoles to eat. While the father does some work, the mother does most of it and spends the most energy. To say the least, these frogs are very good parents.
