Fire bellied toads??????

Question

i have thrre fire bellied toads with two that are roughly the same size and one that is a lil bigger . so is it fine to have 3 in the same tank if there are to males with they fight? and how often do i need to change the water if im not using a filter is once every other week ok with partial water changes every three days?will my toads harm one another? also how do i encourage them to breed?

Answer 1

you will probably find you have two males and one female, the females are bigger than the males,, you can not determine the s*x of these toads outside the breeding season, if you are lucky you will hear the male calling it is a soft oo oo oo sound or see it attempt to grab a female around the waist, a fire bellied thmale that is in breeding condition develop black nuptial pads aon the insides of the thumb, second finger and forearms, as well as on their feet the water should be changed weekly  when not using a filter, with only a partial water change if it gets really mucky, but once a week is usually enough if you change it too ofen the toads get upset, fire bellied toads are one of the easiest  toads to breed in captivity, it will often breed spontaniously in the spring and summer when kept indoors, you can help it along by cooling the tank down to 60*ffor a few month and reducing the light exposure to 10 hrs a day instead of 14, the male will then start to call the breeding is mostly doen in the evening and the female will lay the eggs while the male fertalizes them the eggs will stick to leaves so some plants in the tank will  be good, a first year female will lay about 60-80 eggs but an older one will lay up to 200, if you want to raise tadpoles you need to remove the toads from the breeding tank, the tadpoples will hatch  and stick to the side of the tank with their yolk sac  for about 2-3 days then they will move to the water they will metamorphosis after about a month you need to provide a shore  or imersed plants or a ramp so the babies can climb out of the water, best of luck with the breeding fire bellied toads are great to have

Answer 2

...put one on top of the other if ther ein teh mood they should make some babies...

Answer 3

I've never seen fire bellies fight, I think you'll be okay. You should have at least a 10 gallon tank for them, but bigger is better. Water changes really depend on what type of setup you've got. Is it mostly water with decorations and wood for them to jump on? If so partial water changes every few days with a complete change maybe monthly would be fine.

If it's a habitat that's mostly substrate with a bowl or pool of water then you should change daily. This gets dirty fast, they get substrate in the water and it turns to mud quickly.

If you've got a half land, half water tank it's harder to say. This would depend on what type of substrate you're using. Gravel will stay clean and require fewer water changes. But moss, coconut, or wood would get the water dirty. Then you should be doing complete changes weekly.

The best thing to do is find a schedule that works for you and the frogs. If you're doing weekly changes and the water seems really murky you should be changing more often. But if you're doing every few days with reasonably clear water you can slow down a bit. Just make sure when you do a complete change you add a toad-safe stress coat, this will help them adjust.

I'm not positive on how to breed them, I've never tried that before. Though I do know they're pretty hard to s*x. They have barely any differences, other than males get pads on their arms and hands when they're ready to mate. Here's a few sites to look over:

http://www.grizzlyrun.com/Pets/Amphibian...

http://www.centralpets.com/animals/repti...

http://www.anapsid.org/bombina.html

Hope I could help!

Answer 4

it depends on how big the setup is,  more than likely your frogs won't hurt each other anyway, but the bigger the better.  as far as the water it sounds fine, I would add a little Reptisafe to the water to condition it.  Frogs absorb water, not drink it.

Filters keep it alot cleaner but if you are willing to do frequent water changes than it doesn't matter.