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    Chi
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    Question Is this FBT sick?

    Hey everyone,

    My brother owns two fire belly toads and was concerned by one of his toads having a strange coloring. He has one that is rather large and doesn't move much, but his other toad is very active and skinny. He saw red on the frog's legs and asked me to post about it. It is also red on the side of it's abdomen. The other frog is a deeper green and has no red except on his tummy.

    1. Size of enclosure: 10 gallon
    2. # of inhabitants - specifically other frogs and size differences: 2 FBT, one is skinnier and smaller than the other but they seem to get along fine.
    3. Humidity: Not sure, but it has running water in it.
    4. Temperature: 79 degrees in the water
    5. Water - type - for both misting and soaking dish: Dechlorinated water
    6. Materials used for substrate: gravel on the bottom, along with a lily pad and rock shelf to sit out of the water
    7. Enclosure set up i.e. plants (live or artificial), wood, bark and other materials: plastic floating lily pad, and rock shelf.
    - How were things prepared prior to being put into the viv: rinsed with hot water and dechlorinated water
    8. Main food source: Crickets
    9. Vitamins and calcium? (how often): Once a week
    10. Lighting: the tank lid has a light that is on for 10ish hours.
    11. What is being used to maintain the temperature of the enclosure: a water heater and filter.
    12. When is the last time he/she ate: Yesterday, each ate two small crickets
    13. Have you found poop lately: Yes, but it is hard to tell from which one.
    14. A pic would be helpful including frog and enclosure (any including cell phone pic is fine)
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    15. How old is the frog: not sure, bought last Sunday
    16. How long have you owned him/her: Bought last Sunday
    17. Is the frog wild caught or captive bred: Captive bred
    18. Frog food- how often and if it is diverse, what other feeders are used as treats: Crickets
    19. How often the frog is handled: Never been handled
    20. Is the enclosure kept in a high or low traffic area: low
    21. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning, etc): there is a water filter and we have a scoop to clean poop off the structures. Likely to change it next week (so every two weeks) instead of every month like the guy said to keep smells down.

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    Default Re: Is this FBT sick?

    Hi there
    I own two FBTs with the same situation with slight red on the guy's sides, I wouldnt be worried about it but if its on the legs, i would definatley look at it :/

    Hope your frog gets better!

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    Chi
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    Default Re: Is this FBT sick?

    Yeah...He acts completely normal. I'm going to just tell my brother it is normal for some frogs. If he starts to act sick, he's going straight to the vet. Thanks Bob for the reply!

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    Default Re: Is this FBT sick?

    i would only be worried if it wasnt like that before. my toad has similar coloring one of the reasons i purchased her. So is it a new discoloring or has it always been like that?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pezoneden View Post
    i would only be worried if it wasnt like that before. my toad has similar coloring one of the reasons i purchased her. So is it a new discoloring or has it always been like that?
    It has been like that since last Sunday, no ill effects thus far. I assume if it was red leg it would be in serious distress by now? Thanks!

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    Pezoneden
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    Default Re: Is this FBT sick?

    i dont know about red leg but it seems like a normal coloring maybe it just took a while for the color to come in how old is it?

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