Fire Bellied toads

they like to have some access to water, but they were probably huddling in the water bowl because their air was so dry.

i dont think they are, but it wouldnt be advisable to put them in your mouth

yah, they should be in a setup where they have water to swim in and land to come out and hunt for their food. they are not aggressive but should be kept by themselves as their skin is mildly toxic and shouldn't be kept together with other frogs, newts, etc. prolly wouldn't keep them with fish either but i'm not sure. i hate seeing them kept in a tank where all they have is a small bowl to "swim" in, poor little guys, or seeing any frog in a tank with dry substrate.

and also, frogs will not eat food if it does not move, unless you have the frog trained to eat from your fingers. so live food is a must for them (crickets). they may even try to eat something that may be too big to swallow, like a tank mate, only to give up after a bit when realizing its too big. my whites tree frog often bit my hand when i got it close to her face, thinking i was dinner...lol

tepelus said:

and also, frogs will not eat food if it does not move, unless you have the frog trained to eat from your fingers. so live food is a must for them (crickets).

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I hate that about frogs....

my sister has 4 firebellies in a 80(?) gallon tank. its got a really wet gravel substrate and is filled 1/4th with water.(volume-wise)

legendaryfrog said:

I hate that about frogs....

my sister has 4 firebellies in a 80(?) gallon tank. its got a really wet gravel substrate and is filled 1/4th with water.(volume-wise)

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Has she ever had any problems with them eating the gravel? I've had both a pixie frog and a pacman that would put anything in their mouths...

I'd really like to set up a tank with a couple of these guys in the very near future...just trying to get some info

You can get frogs to eat from forceps too if you wiggle it enough. When the local reptile store was closed during their move, I could get my frogs to eat small bits of egg from forcepts. Took some practice, but it can be done

i had 6 in an amphib set up that had water throughout, then a raised area for the crickets and mealworms that they GORGED themselves on. they also bred quite often, i was able to keep a good stock of tadpoles which my eastern painted turtle thought were VERY yummy. also, if i managed to not run out of tadpoles when they turned into little frogs, the adults thought those were tasty.

i know that a peat based substrate is best for pacmans (and other frogs) cuz it not only holds in moisture better for the frogs and helps keep humidity high, but they like to bury themselves with only their eyes and mouths showing in the hole. also, if they swallow dirt, it won't hurt them, but gravel will.