fire belly toads dying

[Hoppity100]

Oh, I've already done that more than once. The darn earthworms are so long, I have to cut them. I think frogs are waiting for a cricket fest. Got new wax worms though, and mealworms. I will try tonight to put worms on a small flat round lid.

[kroberts009]

im in mcallen, texas. pet stores down here get really hot in the summer months... good news my little FB is still going well from the pebble... but now im thinking hes gone into hibernation. they both have. based upon a cold spell that we have been having. i freaked out thinking it was based upon an enclosure change that i had made, and switched it back after about 5 days... they have stopped eating at much. with very little interest in it. didnt notice any fecal samples when i cleaned the cage either. but there isnt any bloating visible in the frogs. im hoping its just a hibernation spell. ive never done FBTs in Texas before. only California where the weather was always beautiful

[Hoppity100]

Oh, okay, now I see your concerns. I live with 4 seasons and wonder if mine will hibernate, too. I'll read up on that. I'm glad yours are not bloated. Mine eat well so they look chubby. One is skinny but coming along. Maybe mine won't hibernate as long as my tank is at a constant temperature.

[kroberts009]

Oh, okay, now I see your concerns. I live with 4 seasons and wonder if mine will hibernate, too. I'll read up on that. I'm glad yours are not bloated. Mine eat well so they look chubby. One is skinny but coming along. Maybe mine won't hibernate as long as my tank is at a constant temperature.

honestly i dont know much about hibernation in FBTs. so i have been doing a lot of reading on th internet, and ive read alot about hibernation helping the following breeding season. people go to some interesting lengths for a successful breeding season, from putting them in the basement to putting them in moss filled tupperware and putting them in the fridge. with minimal feedings at approx 1 time a week. I DONT KNOW how accurate this informatin being provided is, and certainly dont plan on putting mine in the fridge to find out! im not looking to breed my two either, thats why they were seperated. MAYBE one day, like 2 years from now. we may give it a try.

there is just so much different information out there now adays, its hard to determine what is actually accurate. i guess its a lot of picking and choosing, and seeing what work best for you. given basic necessities are met!

at this point i am really hoping that its a hibernaion season and that the tank changes i tried last week. havent like some how poisioned my FBTs. im sure im being overly paranoid, but i think the ones who lol freak out about every little thing..... are still doing alright!

[Hoppity100]

I was unhappy to find out what people have tried with breeding methods. This should happen naturally, not by being in a fridge or basement. Good grief, do you think these same people believe that Shirley Temple is a church? laughing...and feedings of one day a week? That's abuse to me. I would never make any animal go a week without eating. Its crazy, I think. What were the tank changes you made beside the change you mentioned? Can't you keep yours together and just remove any eggs? I think they are not going to be happy being apart. I have 4 in same tank and they are just as content as can be. If mine leave any eggs I would remove them and certainly keep the frogs ofcourse. I can't imagine frogs breeding in an aquarium by choice but they probably have. Mine are too busy chasing crickets!

[kroberts009]

I was unhappy to find out what people have tried with breeding methods. This should happen naturally, not by being in a fridge or basement. Good grief, do you think these same people believe that Shirley Temple is a church? laughing...and feedings of one day a week? That's abuse to me. I would never make any animal go a week without eating. Its crazy, I think. What were the tank changes you made beside the change you mentioned? Can't you keep yours together and just remove any eggs? I think they are not going to be happy being apart. I have 4 in same tank and they are just as content as can be. If mine leave any eggs I would remove them and certainly keep the frogs ofcourse. I can't imagine frogs breeding in an aquarium by choice but they probably have. Mine are too busy chasing crickets!

the only change that was made to their tank. was that i put that the plastic rock like things in and took out the moss for a few days... noticed the changes in their behaviour. so i switched the cages back (after a few days) they are really enjoying their moss again and hiding under it! lol the day after we bought them, we had an attempta grab! lol... eventually ill end up putting them together. scooping out the eggs is a good idea.. although babies would be fun! eventually!

[Hoppity100]

Oh, I see...so they love their moss. If I could find a store that sold moss, I'd get some, too. Yeah, about eggs...if I find any I will remove them. Babies would be great but, my tank could not house them. If it were warm outside and they had babies I could donate them to our goldfish pond in a park about 1/2 mile away. We had tadpoles for the kids years ago and when they got big enough we took them to the pond. Boy, were they happy! I would be surprised if my frogs had eggs, eventhough I hear chirping every night, they are busy looking out the window or looking at stuff on the buffet table they are on. I have plants around them and it probably looks like a jungle to them. They probably would like to get out of that tank and be free.