These cute little guys are easy to find at most pet stores. A handsome amphibian with brown to green skin and black spots, their most impressive feature, and where their name comes from, is their bright orange belly. You can see a peak of it in the picture below.
These fun little pets live in a terrarium with a few plants and a nice water bowl that they love to hang out in, especially after a meal of some fat, juicy crickets! Amphibians, in general, should not be held a whole lot due to the delicate nature of their skin and the secretions they produce to help keep it moist and healthy and these guys are no different. We handle them infrequently and only when necessary to clean out their cages or to help educate people at presentations. Fire Bellied Toads are the most entertaining while hunting their favorite meal: bugs! The kids all get a big kick out of watching them hop after a cricket and gulp it down!
These guys have huge first pet potential! All that is really needed to keep them happy and healthy is a 10 gallon aquarium, some pesticide/fertilizer free soil, a few plants and a water dish! They need to eat a handful of crickets a week and they are happy campers!
Of course, the highlight of our toads lives are when they get to help us educate through entertainment at an Animal Outpost presentation! :)
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