firebelly home reusable??

[FrogFriend]

Hahaha! I know what you mean by an addiction that never ends. We have enough as it is and I still think about getting more. And what's worse is that I am a sucker for a stray, rescues and special needs critters. I have two special needs kitties and recently one of my special needs kittens died from his complications. So I REALLY have to watch myself. LOL! I really want a Great Dane, but at this point in time it is just not a possibility. So then I think, well, frogs and toads don't take up room like that, and I am learning about all kinds of new frogs that I had never even heard of! But for now, at least, I am being good and saying we have enough and I come on here and look at pictures of other people's frogs/toads and listen to their stories and that suffices! If I were to do anything, I think I would upgrade my FBT tank to something larger and pimp it out more! :P

[kroberts009]

Hahaha! I know what you mean by an addiction that never ends. We have enough as it is and I still think about getting more. And what's worse is that I am a sucker for a stray, rescues and special needs critters. I have two special needs kitties and recently one of my special needs kittens died from his complications. So I REALLY have to watch myself. LOL! I really want a Great Dane, but at this point in time it is just not a possibility. So then I think, well, frogs and toads don't take up room like that, and I am learning about all kinds of new frogs that I had never even heard of! But for now, at least, I am being good and saying we have enough and I come on here and look at pictures of other people's frogs/toads and listen to their stories and that suffices! If I were to do anything, I think I would upgrade my FBT tank to something larger and pimp it out more! :P

we wont be getting any 4 legged friends until we move out of the apartment and get a nice yard for them! which kind of saves grandpa for the time being, because all of our critters stay in a cage/enclosure.

the firebellies got their new home... and appear to be happy that they are back together now. literally the day after i brought them home. we had attempted mating grasps, and i wasnt looked forward to 80 frogs the week after i bought them. lol...

interested in a panther/jacksons/veild chameleon (havent decided which one i want yet), a few boa morphs, maybe another leopard gecko, and some tree frogs. (greens)

[FrogFriend]

I have wanted a chameleon FOREVER!! I would also love to get some tree frogs- especially red-eyed tree frog, but I am learning about so many more that I would love to get also. All in time I think! When you decide to get your chameleon let me know which one you got and why you decided on that one.

[kroberts009]

in the past, i have had a 1.1 veilds and 1.1 jacksons.. of which i perfer the males as they have much more attitude lol
i had a set of pygmy leaf chameleons (approxiately 5 of them) but they are extrememly difficult
and then both the panther chameleons i got.... ended up dying of parasites shortly after purchase

so i am having extreme difficulty in making the choice of what it is that i really want. jacksons and veilds i can get out here locally, no problem. if i decide i want to get a panther, i will either have to order it or wait for a reptile show up in san antonio. but ill let you know if and when i have decided.

ALTHOUGH, chameleon adventures may be put on hold for a while. i was aware that my FBT's were male and female (why i seperated them in the first place) i walked in on some "grasping"... lol thats an interesting thing to watch... this may sound silly, but i didnt think it was mating season? maybe going from cold water with no heater, to a new setup with a heater has tricked them?

actually im slightly intrigued. his hind feet recenty got really waxy in color, and then basically shed. still slightly attached to his hind legs. LOL i didnt know his legs could be spread open that wide! new experience if you couldnt tell!

anyways chameleon owning might be put on hold if i end up with 80 firebellys. lol

[FrogFriend]

Yeah it could be that the heater tricked them. Mine mated ALL the time from April-Septish but there were NO babies that came out of it! So no worries about babies until you start to see eggs. Even with that you can always scoop them out and dispose of them. If you want to keep babies when they hatch you gotta get the toads out or they will be appetizers.

[kroberts009]

Yeah it could be that the heater tricked them. Mine mated ALL the time from April-Septish but there were NO babies that came out of it! So no worries about babies until you start to see eggs. Even with that you can always scoop them out and dispose of them. If you want to keep babies when they hatch you gotta get the toads out or they will be appetizers.

lol.. i thought that might happen. cannibals! insteresting how that works... if we get eggs we will let them hatch just to see what we come up with. it will be an interesting experience for the boys (david is 6, and jason is 3) lol far different then raising baby birds i would imagine! hahah thanks for your input!

[FrogFriend]

LOL! No problem. There are a couple of people on here that have bred their FBTs and have the experience. So if you either get babies or want babies, I would suggest contacting them. One is Alex Man (I think is the name- Alex for sure) the other is Marico C- (he's from Italy so it's an Italian name...sorry, I am bad at names). I had a scare today! One of my FBTs got out! I have no idea how, the screen was askew so maybe one of the cats or dog bumped it. I had no IDEA! I don't even know how long he was out! We finished dinner and I came into the living room and saw my cat very curious about something and then jump back. I glanced down and saw him on the ground just hanging out. Quite a distance! He had to climb the waterfall, squeeze between the screen and tank, over the side of the tank, off the cedar chest onto either the ground or the plant and then the ground...quite a bit of work for a little guy! My mom grabbed a bucket and filled water in it and we dipped him in their to clean him off. I checked him out and he didn't seem to have any injuries. Fortunately I think I found him before my cat decided to go at him. She was still in the curious stage, but she was looking for him later. She even knew he was back in the tank cause she looked around it too! But so far all seems good! Keeping my eye on him for a few days to make sure he's ok.