Are they eating enough?

[FireBellyToad]

I just got my trio of fire belly toads about a week ago now and I noticed that when I feed them, only one of them seems to have a real appetite. Arnold will eat and eat and eat (I'm serious, I don't think he'd ever stop), but the other two will eat about 2 crickets each and then they are done. I figured maybe since I was feeding them every day, they weren't hungry (even though Arnold was still eating). So, I waited 2 days. I just tried feeding them again, and again Arnold was scarfing them down, and the other two ate about 1-2 crickets and then wouldn't eat anymore? I mean, they're eating, but they are just not eating very much? I also don't want to just leave a bunch of crickets in there because I'm afraid Arnold will eat all of them and the other two won't really get any. What should I do? Or does this sound normal?

Thanks!
Brittney

[FireBellyToad]

Anyone?

[s6t6nic6l]

hi. first thing: STOP WORRYING. even eating two crickets a day is fine. i feed mine on alternate days anyhow. what enviroment are you keeping 'em in(and why no pics) temp,lights,etc. that can affect their appetite too. lightly dust the crickets also approx 3 times a week with calcium. waxworms is good food also (sparingly mind) for the toads. happy toad keeping.

[bshmerlie]

The colder they are the less they eat. Two crickets is fine. The other is just a pig. Some are like that...just like people.

[FireBellyToad]

Thanks! I had just read everywhere that FBTs were pigs so I thought it was strange that that's all they were eating. And I posted pics in the thread "My Trio", but I'll try to get some better pics. The temp of the enclosure is always room temperature (75-80 degrees), and I read on several good sites that they didn't need any lighting? They do still get a natural light cycle, I just mean no light on top of the enclosure. I heard the same with additional heating as long as temps didn't drop below 65-70. If they do need light, what lighting do they need? And if it was the enclosure, would the other be eating so much while the others so little?

Thank you so much! I'm glad there's nothing to worry about!

[bshmerlie]

Sounds like your toads are doing well. Just enjoy them. Some will eat more than others but as long as you see them all eat at least one cricket you know they're eating. They'll eat more when they want to.