Red-Bellied Toad

[Herp Lover]

I want to get some of these, they are at my petco for $3.99 ea. I am willing to get 2. Would a regular Kritter Keeper be ok? What should i be aware of from these amphibs? substrate? water? food? Setup? they are small, around 1"+. I dont have them yet, just want to educate myself! Any other info to add? Pics? Life Span? Thanks!


James

[Baby "G"]

I'm assuming you're talking about fire bellied toads. So for starters here are some good links on their care:

http://john.christian.home.mindspring.com/toads.html
http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/mypets/firebellies.html
http://www.anapsid.org/bombina.html

[nicola_boulton]

Yeah fire bellied toads, my friend used 2 have 1 but she lost it!!!! She kept it on night crawers, crickets and wax worms. She kept it in kritter keeper and had pebbles on 1 half and water on the other, and a little plastic house. She use 2 feed in every 2 days. hope this helps!

[Baby "G"]

We are currently setting up a standard 40gal. tank for them.
It's going to be half land/half water with a piece of glass dividing the two siloconed into place.
We treat the water with Aqua Plus (you can get this at pretty much any pet store or something like it) and we use a Fluval 1plus filter. In the water we will have a fake log for them.

For the land we will be using pure sphagnum peat moss (no additives) for the substrate and we'll be planting a couple live plants (Pothos, easy to take care of). Under the peat moss we will be having some large river rocks for drainage. We use coco huts and a fake hollow log as hiding places.

For food: gut loaded crickets, and now and again some wax worms and meal worms for treats only.

We would recommend a 10 gal tank for one (minimum) and a 15 for 2-3 (max). Right now we have our 3 in a 15 until their new home is ready, then we'll be using the 15 as a quarenteen tank for 2 more. We use the Kritter Keepers for transportation and holding tanks while we're cleaning only.

If you have any more questions you can let me or "Red-eye"_Matt know, and we'll do what we can to help.

Baby "G"

[Herp Lover]

Thanks for all the info! But i dont have much money, and hoped a Kritter keeper would work, KK are only $2.99 at the petco, the 10 gal. are $9.99 i think. But i also dont have much room! Thanks for the links!


James

[Herp Lover]

Well, now that i read caresheets/ect. Fire Bellied Toads are really expensive, heater, tank, solution and more and more. Any other toad that doesnt need too much care, and is inexpensive?
Thanks,

James

[Baby "G"]

The only other frog that I could suggest would be the African dwarf frog, these guys are very easy to care for, they are totally aquatic and really cheap.

But on the downside...they are pretty tiny and not as interesting to watch like most other froggies.

Hope I could help
Baby "G"