Hello everyone!
I recently picked up a Fire Bellied Toad from the pet store. A nice chubby (not bloated!) vibrant green one. I put it into my 30 gal. aquarium I set up and he crawled around on the land briefly, ate a small worm I gave him and then proceeded to dive into the water and stay there for about 5 days now, hardly moving and staying mostly hidden. Two days ago I decided that perhaps the poor little guy was lonely, so I bought another one. They seemed to get along pretty well and the first one even started calling, but still refuses to leave the water. Today I happened to pick up another FBT from a guy who didn't want it in his lizard cage. Once again they all get along pretty well. The two newest additions both leave the water from time to time and seem to have pretty good appetites, but the first one I got still just stays in the water and thus hasn't had a chance to eat any of the crickets I give them! After the addition of the two new frogs the first one seems to come out of hiding more often but remains in the water, perhaps he's just stressed and needs time to relax?
I don't know what kind of information to give... Visibly all three toads look perfectly healthy, no scrapes, no bloating, etc. The terrarium/aquarium is kept pretty clean, I change the water every day or two and remove any uneaten food.
Is this behavior normal?
Thanks in advance!