Substrate for fire belly toads?

Though I usually use Jungle Bark, I am finding that it is creating a lot of mess in the water portion of my vivarium. Fire bellies seem to bring everything with them into the water-minus the kitchen sink. I am going to try potting soil that is free of any chemicals and fertilizers, and then grow a nice layer of Irish moss over it. My toads love the moss I have growing right now, and it has helped keep some of the water "litter" down. Best of luck. These are great little frogs and are very vocal when they are happy and content.

I keep mine in a Rubbermaid box with about an inch of water and a floating styroform tray. I keep it real simple.

I guess it all depends on what kind of setup you ultimately want. Mine is a main focus point in my kitchen, so I want it to look as natural and as pleasing as I can. However, I just noticed that mine is having a leaking problem with my divider between the water and land portion. Sigh...and here I thought I had it figured out.

Hi - I've used flatish rocks/slate piled up to about 6 inches high, pea gravel piled around, leaving the rest of the water area with a clear bottom. The water is 5 inches high.

Then I've squashed bits of moss into the 'joins' so to speak & this appears to be growing (hooray).

The toads seem to like it, and the moss helps them to climb up a level. Its easy to cope with too.

Hope this helps.

I use large gravel.