Do fire bellied toads climb?

[kittiekuddles]

Well Cheri, satanic says they do and i just looked at his video and his frogs are all over the place, climbing the rock walls etc
I looked at your tank and you dont have much for a fire belly toad to climb on at all, maybe if you did they would..so i think the proof is in the video. im not expecting super frogs ya know, just wondering if it was possible
Your kinda against my tank period, first for the tree frogs and now for the toads...me smells jealousy

[firebellied zach]

It's usually out of curiosity. They always climb for my fingers when I am fooling around with the food above the tank.

[bshmerlie]

Well Cheri, satanic says they do and i just looked at his video and his frogs are all over the place, climbing the rock walls etc
I looked at your tank and you dont have much for a fire belly toad to climb on at all, maybe if you did they would..so i think the proof is in the video. im not expecting super frogs ya know, just wondering if it was possible
Your kinda against my tank period, first for the tree frogs and now for the toads...me smells jealousy

You are talking about the same video that S6T6Nic61 just posted. The one where his frog is sitting at the top of the wall, much like Tony with his wedged in a corner at the top. They will do that when they are first introduced to a new tank because they are looking for an escape route. Once they settle in they will stay in the water, "mostly". By the way nice tank...S6T6nic61....terrestrial with water..you know...for toads who like water. What I don't understand is why you are building a terrestrial habitat for Arboreal frogs and an Arboreal habitat for terrestrial frogs. I suggested that you add more "trees or branches" to your tree frog habitat. Excuse me for that..you know you're right take out those extra branches you put in your tank and let your tree frogs just walk around on the ground. Then put those branches in the Firebelly tank and let them stare at them with a dumbfounded look. By the way jealousy is for young boys with Large frogs .....or small frogs in your case.

[kittiekuddles]

Sorry i just find you irritating and somewhat annoying
with 220 gallons to play with its a little more awkward than a 12x12x18 enclosure

[peeka]

Sorry i just find you irritating and somewhat annoying
with 220 gallons to play with its a little more awkward than a 12x12x18 enclosure

I have personally found Cheri to be nothing but helpful to me in my research. When you come to an open forum and ask for opinions you must expect to find some that differ from what you would prefer to hear.

Ally

[kittiekuddles]

Thank you Ally, which is true, if their not using it and its in the way i will take them out. I have been torn between fire belly's or tree frogs, which Cheri said to add more branches for a tree frog, i guess 4 foot of branch and drift wood wasnt enough in her opinion, so i added more from my yard, but still wasnt sure what frog i was going to end up with...some people just rub ya the wrong way you know what i mean?
I just was curious if they can climb...that is all

[Tony]

My FBT tank is packed full of Pothos and they climb through it all the time. Given the chance they will use every bit of their environment, very few frogs are strictly terrestrial or strictly arboreal unless they are forced to be by their enclosure design.

[peeka]

Thank you Ally, which is true, if their not using it and its in the way i will take them out. I have been torn between fire belly's or tree frogs, which Cheri said to add more branches for a tree frog, i guess 4 foot of branch and drift wood wasnt enough in her opinion, so i added more from my yard, but still wasnt sure what frog i was going to end up with...some people just rub ya the wrong way you know what i mean?
I just was curious if they can climb...that is all

Yup I was torn between the two as well when I first joined. I ended up going with fbt because they seem like such characters!

Ally

[kittiekuddles]

thank you Tony, they sound fun!
Ally i think i am leaning towards the fire bellies too
they seam alot more active. The whites are just darling to look at, with those chubby bodies they are hard to resist!
ahh so many frogs so little time! lol

[peeka]

Well Cheri, satanic says they do and i just looked at his video and his frogs are all over the place, climbing the rock walls etc
I looked at your tank and you dont have much for a fire belly toad to climb on at all, maybe if you did they would..so i think the proof is in the video. im not expecting super frogs ya know, just wondering if it was possible
Your kinda against my tank period, first for the tree frogs and now for the toads...me smells jealousy

It may depend on the frog but from my research fbt benefit more from width than height. Will some climb? maybe, they are great escape artists and will climb up to see if they can get out of your tank.

I'm working on my fbt terrarium now and I'm putting my focus on giving them an adequate water section to lounge in rather than worrying on height. You won't know until you try so put some branches in to see if they enjoy it. If they use them then great, if they are not making use of them take them out and give them more room.

Ally