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

[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.

[Psychotic4mb3r]

I personally wouldnt wanna feed them bugs from outside either. I totally understand about that. Ill pick up some earth worms as well as crickets. Ill feed them both . (I gutload my mealworms and crickets when I get them so no worries about that lol)
I have calcium without the D3 in it for my leopard geckos. would this be ok to dust the crickets with? Or should I pick up some with D3 in it?
And for mealworms. Would they be ok to give frequently? Or should I occasionally give them to the toads if they like them? I wasnt sure how the shell would effect the toads. Thanks so much for the reply though!

[clownonfire]

I personally wouldnt wanna feed them bugs from outside either. I totally understand about that. Ill pick up some earth worms as well as crickets. Ill feed them both . (I gutload my mealworms and crickets when I get them so no worries about that lol)
I have calcium without the D3 in it for my leopard geckos. would this be ok to dust the crickets with? Or should I pick up some with D3 in it?
And for mealworms. Would they be ok to give frequently? Or should I occasionally give them to the toads if they like them? I wasnt sure how the shell would effect the toads. Thanks so much for the reply though!

For mealworms, I tried a few times, but my FBT don't seem to care about them because they do not move a lot. Also, they are a bit harder to digest because of their harder shell. I use Zoo Med's Reptivite with D3. I'm not certain about yours. I'll let the pro speak on this one!

[Psychotic4mb3r]

Ok well I got them all today. I have to say... Wasnt to happy with the whole setup. Not only did they have the 3 FBT's in with the ACF... The whole setup was set up for water frogs. No land.. I have them in a temporary setup right now in a 10 gallon aquarium. I do plan on re doing the whole tank, so dont worry . All three toads are bright green. The ACF seems very healthy as well. Kinda dirty(the tank was pretty nasty) but I cleaned out the whole 5 gallon tank and tossed all the gravel because it was nasty. Hes in a bare 5 gallon for now until I can get decorations and hide areas for him. I fed the FBT crickets and they where really going at them! lol I love watching them eat now

This is the FBT setup right now. I have allot of plans for it though for re modeling


And heres a closeup pic of one of them. Not the best but you can see how green they are