question about mating

[sungodessally]

I have 2 firebellies in a pond habitat with plants above and below the waterline. The guy who sells me crickets for them at the petstore told me that they would probably breed, but the frogs look almost identical. I have heard them calling since I moved a single toad to this habitat from a previous enclosure and added a friend. I also hear a new call and see them hooking up I cant' tell for sure if the call is the trilling release call
besides finding eggs or tadpoles in the habitat, how can I know if these are a couple or pair of the same sex?

[Bombina Bob]

Hi Sungodessally, Welcome to the forum Fire bellies are hard to differentiate from male and female, Males usually have more webbing on their back legs, have a nuptual pad (This is their thumb that turns black before breeding) or their arms are much thicker. Females are larger and have less webbing and their arms are usually not as thick.

[maxQ]

Hi everyone, sorry I seemed t go off the radar, Its ben a very busy winter for me. Well I have read and research breeding of FB's since they are my favorite. I hope I have all he conditions correct because my FBT toads have been don the hibity bibity the last two weeks and all this morning, its a Toad Orgy ! If I have it right I should have tons of tads this spring.

[sungodessally]

Mine have been doing this for a few weeks too. I think this might be an egg floating on the surface, but I thought they are supposed to attach them under water... guess I'll know for sure if it hatches ;-)