fire belly skin problem

[annaliese]

I have had my 5 fire bellies for about 3 months. They are in a 40 gallon tank (this 40 gallon is about 18 inches tall, about 30 inches long, and about 12 inches wide) , it has about 4.5 inches of spring water. I am using medium sized aquarium rocks that I have built up for land on one side. they have a waterfall filter, and on top of that i am using coconut fiber and terrarium moss. They have many live plants, no fake ones. Because they do not require any special lighting, I am using a grow light for the plants, this is on top of the tank. There tank usually stays at about 65 degrees and 50% humidity. They are being measured by guages I bought from petco. I feed them mostly crickets. Lately, I have been feeding them meal worms instead of crickets every other day. When I feed them crickets, I also dust them with calcuim with D3.

I noticed when I got one of my fire bellies the black bumps on him, were not black, instead the tips of them were light green (like the rest of him). I have noticed this getting worse. I am not sure if it is because he may be older than the rest. His bumps also seem to be a little bit larger than the other frogs'. Is this something I should be worried about?

Here are some pictures.
I appreciate any help!!

[Bombina Bob]

Hi there
Ive never seen this sort of problem before but fire belly toads normally can have color change from olive brown to very light green. i would advise against feeding mealworms though because of their hard exoskelleton and that they can bite the toad. i would try earthworms, they are the highest in nutrients and can grow freely in a compost bucket with soil or in your backyard. If the toad dosent get better by then i would go to a vet, in the phonebooks the vet would be under EXOTIC.

I really hope your toad gets better!

[annaliese]

Thank you! are wax worms and blood worms also bad for them?

[MatthewM1]

Wax worms are very fatty and should only be used as occasional treats, Idk about the blood worms though

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[MantisMan]

skin warts change color sometimes
nothing to be overly worried about
feed him gut loaded crix or roaches or earthworms

[Bombina Bob]

bloodworms are near impossible to feed to toads but earthworms would probably be the best food for them