{"id":1404,"date":"2019-03-04T22:59:48","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T22:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frogpets.com\/?p=1404"},"modified":"2022-04-04T21:33:35","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T21:33:35","slug":"fire-bellied-toad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frogpets.com\/fire-bellied-toad\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire-Bellied Toad Care Sheet & Pet Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Oriental Fire-Bellied Toad is one of the world’s most popular amphibian pets<\/a>. It’s no wonder why, either. They have striking colors and patterns. The top of their bodies has an exotic green and black pattern while their underside is bright orange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ll give you some basic information about the species in the section below. After that, I’ll go into detail about the ins and outs of keeping Fire-Bellied Toads as pets. I’ll give suggestions on tanks, habitat setup, lighting, heating, their diet, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fire-Bellied Toad Habitat Setup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Setting up a habitat for your fire-bellied toad might be more difficult than the upkeep and care for them. These frogs need water. A lot. So, naturally, their enclosure needs to reflect that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An all-water bottom or 50\/50 land\/water is ideal. This can be accomplished by filling their tank with water and adding several floating cork bark flats or by laying slabs of rock in such a way that it creates a land area and a water area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo Credit: Laurent Lebois \u00a9 \/ Flickr<\/a>
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Many keepers take this setup as a great excuse to build complex paludariums<\/g>. A paludarium<\/g> is an enclosure incorporating both land and water animals. For example, half land with live plants, springtails, and isopods, and half water with the appropriate type<\/g> of fish. Of course, your frog will rule the enclosure on both the land and the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number of frogs you’re keeping will determine the size of the tank you need. Aquariums or terrariums work fine, so long as they hold water. I recommend 10 gallons per frog.<\/g><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If<\/g> you’re housing just one, go with a 10-gallon aquarium. For two, three, or more, a 24x18x18 Exo Terra is a nice fit (or something similar in size).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a list of the things you’ll need:<\/p>\n\n\n\n