Housing Suggestions

[Kody]

Hi, I just joined the forums. My name is Dakota and I've been looking into getting some fire-belly toads. I have a 20 gallon long that I plan on upgrading my hermit crabs into, so I was going to house the toads in the 10gal, after I redesign it of course. I read on a care sheet that a 10gal, when properly set up, is sufficient enough to house 5 toads comfortably. I'm looking for confirmation to this, tips on water to land ratio, plants that can be planted inside in both land and water, and good substrate to use that won't stagnate. I'm also wondering what to use to separate the land and water areas? Sorry for all the questions but I want to make sure I do everything right since I have no experience with amphibians. Also, what kinds of cheap filters can I use that will work well and function in so little water? (I read about 2-4 inches)

[poison]

I would not house more then 3 in a 10 gallon. I used a large plastic container for my water area was much easier to clean out. But if you want to make it look nice you can cut a peace of glass and seal it in the middle of the enclosure and make half land and half water. I'm not a fan of all water enclosures for these guys as I beleive they should have the option to choose wether they wanna be wet or dry. As for substrate you can use ecoearth on the bottom and top it off with cypress mulch so soil wont get all in the water. Depending on the type of plant you may need a false bottom but a pothos does great in water or wet land.

[Kody]

What is a false bottom set up? And with the pothos, would it be better to have them in a pot and then bury that in the substrate or just plant directly in. Also, what sort of lighting and heating do I need that will benefit the frogs and the plants? As far as the set up, I read you could do water holes with container, half and half with glass or sloping. How would I slope the substrate to gradually descend into water without it soaking and stagnating the substrate? And how deep do the water need to be? I've read that they like it shallow enough to float while being able to touch bottom and that they like deep water for diving.