new to fire bellied toads

[alane]

but they are pretty little things so i 'jumped right in' with a 30 gallon tank. chose a water design with floating platforms, fake plants and an external filter.

the local pet store had a group of six, so I got them all.

i'm sure to add more land to the tank in the future, but the frogs appear to have enough space to spread out, soak if they want to with more to spare.

very cute. first thing they all did when they hit my tank is to explore, then poo. three even ate immediately.

i can tell three of them from the rest easily so far. the others...may have to be called the triplets.

i've seen them amplexing, but i've heard not as much as a peep. totally silent so far.

today was their first real feeding session after they settled in for a day. between six frogs, twelve crickets were eaten at least, I saw ten of them go down, but i was otherwise busy getting and dusting crickets to see them all get eaten.

i have no real basking area, and will probably add a higher, warmer, drier spot for them next.

i've seen them soak on the ramp, hang out in a pile or individually. some even seem to come up to see me closer when i sit down next to the tank and watch them.

[alane]

just caught two of them amplexusing and swimming in the deep water. not for very long.

there's seven inches of water in this tank and the pair went all the way down. long enough for me to wonder if little froggies drown doing this.

i guess i'll have to watch for eggs.

[jasonm96]

This could be the males just at it but unless the females are fat and full of eggs, nothing will really result from it.

A lot of frogs can hold hold their breath under water for some time. Some even hibernate under the water, so this should be fine. My males regularly take the females under the water when breeding.

[alane]

Well, the grabee was larger, but not fat like you see in youtube videos. they are all quite animated, these frogs. i want to feed them an earthworm and see what happens.

I have not seen any fighting like you see on youtube. This group seems pretty copacetic together.

I guess i'll see how they adapt to their environment in the coming month. It's fascinating to watch.

When they are hungry...and you drop a cricket into the enclosure...and six frogs all perk up and go hunting....very very cool. Some crickets last about 300 milliseconds from when they hit the floor.

There is one with sort of odd looking eyes compared to the rest. I was wondering if it was blind. Then I saw it jump through the air and catch a cricket. lol. they are all very perceptive.

[jasonm96]

They are one of the greediest frogs, never had issues with them refusing food as with some other frogs!

I seen a yellow-bellied toad with some sort of eye problem in a reputable zoo before, it could maybe be a defect but it could be an infection which could lead to blindness. You might be able to lookup online how to cure that, if it is anything

[alane]

They are one of the greediest frogs, never had issues with them refusing food as with some other frogs!

I seen a yellow-bellied toad with some sort of eye problem in a reputable zoo before, it could maybe be a defect but it could be an infection which could lead to blindness. You might be able to lookup online how to cure that, if it is anything

The eyes looks clear. The iris looks a little lighter than the rest, the pupils look smaller, even constricted. But when the little frog spots something a third of the tank away and makes an accurate strike, I am convinced it can see okay. Large, active hungry frog.
I will call him Psycho Shockeye.

No kidding about the food. Last night I dumped five crickets in and they were ALL GONE before I could sit down and watch. If a cricket gets into the plants, the frogs can easily see the bugs shadow. Drives them nuts. They even go after drowning crickets. I do not have to clean many drowned crickets out of this watery cage.

[Froggie85]

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