Fire-bellied toad setup

[UltraMagnus]

Thanks for the replies. I breed fish and understand how to maintain water quality. I've got a linear piston air pump powering multiple sponge filters. The frog tank will be in my fish room so filtration will not be an issue. The turtle dock rout seems to be the easiest to maintain, at least for me. I just wanted to hear from people that own FBT before I made any decisions.

I've already read the care sheet multiple times. I've read conflicting reports about the requirments of UVB. Some say you don't need it but I've also read that amphibians require some UVB in order to metabolize calcium. Anybody have any thoughts on that?

[CinnamonPearl]

Having a lightbulb will help, but fire-bellies don't require UVB. For a setup, fire belly toads seem to like the half-land, half-water setup best. To achieve that, you can just buy a lot of gravel (big enough so they can't swallow it), make a slope so half of the gravel is higher than your chosen water level, and put moss on top of the dry area. That way, you don't have to use silicone to divide the tank and you can still have an ideal setup. Also, the slope will help your frogs climb out of the water.

[Mentat]

...I've already read the care sheet multiple times. I've read conflicting reports about the requirments of UVB. Some say you don't need it but I've also read that amphibians require some UVB in order to metabolize calcium. Anybody have any thoughts on that?

Frogs do not metabolize Ca from exposure to UVB. When in captivity, they require CA/D3 supplements added to their food .

[UltraMagnus]

Frogs do not metabolize Ca from exposure to UVB. When in captivity, they require CA/D3 supplements added to their food .

Thank you. There are so many conflicting articles out on the net, I like to get advice from people that actually own the animal I'm researching. I don't like to dive in based on care articles alone. I've got my tank semi setup, 40 gallons is so huge! I think I'll have happy frogs. I'm currently seeding the filter for the frogs water in a fish tank, should be done in a month. I'll be back with pictures when I've finally got my froggies