Possibly 3 new FBT's tomorrow.. Questions!!

[Psychotic4mb3r]

I put a ad on craigslist looking for a fire belly toad or a few maybe. I got a text from someone saying they have 3 fire belly toads and a albino water frog in a 5 gallon tank that they would give to me for free because they had gotten them for there nephew but they payed to attention to them. So I'm suppose to meet them tomorrow after I get off work(about 8pm). I have a 20 gallon aquarium I'm not using and thought about getting it out for the toads because I'm guessing your not really suppose to house the frog and the toads together. Or I may put my new Leopard gecko into the 20 and using her 10 gallon for the toads.

I guess I should post this in the ACF section as well.

But for the FBT questions, are crickets the main source of food they should eat? I was just curious because I keep tons of mealworms for the leopard geckos. Also earthworms would be easier to keep in bulk lol so less frequent trips to the pet store(but if not crickets are totally fine by me lol)
Ill go ahead and ask about the ACF here as well to see if anyone could help me out. What is a good diet for them?

[bshmerlie]

I put a ad on craigslist looking for a fire belly toad or a few maybe. I got a text from someone saying they have 3 fire belly toads and a albino water frog in a 5 gallon tank that they would give to me for free because they had gotten them for there nephew but they payed to attention to them. So I'm suppose to meet them tomorrow after I get off work(about 8pm). I have a 20 gallon aquarium I'm not using and thought about getting it out for the toads because I'm guessing your not really suppose to house the frog and the toads together. Or I may put my new Leopard gecko into the 20 and using her 10 gallon for the toads.

I guess I should post this in the ACF section as well.

But for the FBT questions, are crickets the main source of food they should eat? I was just curious because I keep tons of mealworms for the leopard geckos. Also earthworms would be easier to keep in bulk lol so less frequent trips to the pet store(but if not crickets are totally fine by me lol)
Ill go ahead and ask about the ACF here as well to see if anyone could help me out. What is a good diet for them?

The firebellies would need to be kept separate from the afc. I can't believe someone even tried to keep them together. You could always "regift" the AFC if you don't want it.

[bshmerlie]

Crickets should be the main diet of the firebellies but they can eat appropriately sized worms for variety.

[clownonfire]

THE ACF could have died from the FBT toxins. It's ridiculous. As for the FBT, yes, they love crickets. And if you want to be really nice with your frogs, you should gut load your crickets first, and spray them with a calcium powder once a week justbefore feeding them to the frogs.

[Han]

Hi

Earthworms should be the main diet of Bombina together with all the
flying and crawling seasonal side-dishes you can catch.
No need to believe that gutload-fairy-tale, everything the toads need to live a healthy life is already inside the worms etc.

Han

[clownonfire]

I personally would advise to not feed your frogs critters that you have found outside, simply because of parasites and other diseases they might carry. If you are going to feed them earthworm, purchase them (Wal-Mart carries some that are safe). Also, try and vary the diet. Crickets powdered weekly are the staple.

As for the gut-loading, it's your choice to make. I do it, my frogs are happy for it, and in my opinion, it's my responsibility as their owner to make sure they have the best diet they can get.