Anybody Have Experience with Fire Belly Toads?

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  1. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    Ok so i know this is a long shot, but anybody have experience with FBTs? something is up with my toads. My two toads have been refusing to eat for over a week. My herp forum that i'm on said to try waxworms with them to try to get them to eat. So today i bought some, i tried feeding them just now and both toads have turned down the worm, i don't know what else to do. They used to devour crickets and now they refuse to eat everything.
     
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  3. mirandacollc

    mirandacollc Flame Angel

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    The last time I tried to keep these frogs in my reef tank the clown got mad as they hosted the corals. LOL Sorry I had to I have a friend that breeds reptiles ill shoot him an e-mail and ask him. I just sold him 10 reptile tanks for breeding. I will see if he knows anything.
     
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    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    hahaha lol you had me worried at first, glad it was a joke, although i wouldn't be surprised if someone actually did that. And thanks for the help, hopefully your friend will at least have an idea on what to do.
     
  5. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    oh yea, they used to eat crickets, i fed them 2 or 3 small ones every other day, i tweezer feed and let them hunt, and they don't do either, there are a couple of crickets in the tank from the previous feedings, figured they will hopefully eventually eat them if they are hungry enough
     
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    mirandacollc Flame Angel

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    Is temp and humity the same as always? anything change in the enviorment?
     
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    the fisherman Vlamingii Tang

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    You could also try meal worms
     
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    i had changed their setup from water with river rocks to what they have now, i had changed their setup multiple times before, and no issues. I had also changed their light. I had a 71w, i figured that it was to hot since they like a cooler climate, so i went to a 15w, it was a major difference, but as soon as i changed the bulb i noticed that one of the toads went from brown to a slight green, so i figured that was a good sign
     
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    i tried meal worms before, back when they were eating the crickets, but they didn't like them
     
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    I just called him. He says try garlic drops. He thinks that if you boost the immune they will snap out of it. He said this is not uncommen for them.
     
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    this is their current setup, i plan to add pothos as a back drop and three plants when i have the spare cash. I change their water dish daily
     

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