Can you feed lizards fire bellied toads?

Answer 1

Fire bellied toads eat crickets. They eat 2 or 3 every other day. They can also eat 1 mealworm two times a week instead of crickets. Once a month or less often sometimes, I feed my toads 1 wax worm each, then skip a feeding. They eat no crickets on wax worm day. On the feeding after the skipped one, theyonly eat 2 crickets each. The next feeding they continue to eat normally.

To ensure the crickets have full nutritional value they should be gut loaded (fed) on healthy vegetables, like carrots, squash, sweet potatoes and green leaves immediately before being fed to the frogs. Crickets that aren't gut loaded are not very nutritious. Once a week, feeder insects should also be dusted with a calcium and vitamin powder, to ensure the toads are getting sufficient calcium and vitamins.

Phoenix worms are another excellent food for frogs and toads because they are very rich in calcium. They are the maggots of the black soldier fly and can be bought online now.

Answer 2

You really should not handle a fire belly toad, because they produce toxins that can be irritating to the skin as well as to the eyes. If you do choose to handle your fire belly make sure that you thoroughly wash your hands afterwards with warm water and antibacterial soap.

Answer 3

It is risky to house any type of these toads with other species, as they secrete toxins from glands behind the head. In some individuals there is a spot of color, such as green or brown, where these glands are located. For this reason, it is extremely important that any water in the habitat is changed every few days or is filtered as the toxin will build up in the water and can harm the toads. Many species do not seem to be bothered by the toxins if the primary water source is filtered properly.

In captivity they will eat anything they can stuff into their toothless jaws, from crickets to moths to minnows to blood worms to pinkie mice.

In vivariums they require at least 4 gallons of room per toad, though 3 can fit in a 10 gallon vivarium with proper treatment.

They can sometimes act very aggressively against each other, particularly males.

No it is not. I saw fire belly toadswith anoles and tree frogs at the pet store so don't worry about it.

Answer 4

I have just bought a tree frog and put it in with 2 of my fire bellied toads, I checked with the guy in the local reptile shop and he said that they will be fine. So far so good, they have been together now for about 2 weeks and don't even bother with each other. The tree frog is very cute and def recommend that you get one. The one thing that you need look out for is the size of the frog as it cant be to small. Fire bellies grow to about 2 inches but mine are still only young and small so i have been able to get quite a small frog but if your toads are quite big then you wont be able to get a very small frog!

I hope this helps but please feel free to email me if you need any more info hayleysweet@hotmail.co.UK

Answer 5

I don't think you could, because it's not poisonous, but the colors say it is, so the lizard

wouldn't touch it. you could try, I've never tried so this is all theory.

-signed,

Kaguya Kaze

Answer 6

Well, according to recent studies, fire belly toads can eat lizards. They are large enough to digest them.

Answer 7

Crickets are preferred. Meal worms are acceptable.