Fire belly toads

[pepsirat]

Hi, im doing some more resarch on fire bellys and i came across this care sheet. Is this true the plastic part- Only handle the toad when cleaning the tank. Use latex gloves to take it out and put in in a container that is NOT PLASTIC - the chemicals will harm your toad.

How to Care for Fire Belly Toads - wikiHow

Its just i bought a large plastic Flat Faunarium - Large 46 x 30 x 17cm. I do have an extra exo terra terrarium i could use.

[Darbz]

Hmm...I'm dubious tbh

I don't keep any of these guys but alot of the information seems sketchy to me

Edit: I've just been reading an article on there about keeping salamanders..the info is alright in general, but there is a couple of things that are very badly worded and not to be trusted...e.g:

"If you have a small child's wading pool, let the salamander swim for about 10 minutes (they love deep water)(land salamanders are not good swimmers newts(water salamanders) are good swimmers. dont put a land salamander in deep water."

I hope I don't need to point out how confusing this statement is.


from this I'd lean further towards my original opinion that wikihow is a tad naff.

[pepsirat]

I know it allso says you can mix with tree frogs which is not a good idea i dont think. I know im still learning but i know this is not good.

But resarching can be confusing to me lots of diffrend opinions.

[Darbz]

Originally Posted by pepsirat

I know it allso says you can mix with tree frogs which is not a good idea i dont think. I know im still learning but i know this is not good.

But resarching can be confusing to me lots of diffrend opinions.

Shhh!!! Don't open the can! the worms will get out!

Is there no care sheets on here? you could try having a wee look in the care sheets forum? otherwise I know alot of peeps on here keep them so they'll be able to give you better advice..

[pepsirat]

I found a care sheet on here looks good thanks.

[Rico]

I was looking for a book on cane toads with no luck earlier I did see one on fbt it might be worth a look. Fire-Bellied Toad Care (Quick and Easy Series): Tom Mazorlig: Amazon.co.uk: Books

[keeno]

I keep three fire bellies. handling them is fine as long as it isnt too much. i handle mine every couple of days and they are fine. one of my FBT's actually enjoys a tickle under the chin! but it all depends on the temperement of the toad. one of mine is quite jumpy so i handle him less.

as for plastic containers there should be no reason why you cant put them in a plactic container. when you buy them from shops they generally put them in a plastic container. the plastic wont leak toxins unless you melt it or something... but i doubt you will put a toad in a plastic container of boiling water.... that would be silly.

having them with tree frogs is quite silly too. simple things really.

tree frogs are arboreal and fbts arent. Fbt's love to be in water - tree frogs dont. fire belly toads secrete toxins! tree frogs skin will absorb it!

oh and another thing about the gloves. that isnt a problem either. fire belly toads toxins arent that bad. wash hands before and after handling. wash with water that is dechlorinated... (i have a spray bottle of declorinated water that i use.) the toads will ONLY secrete the toxins when stressed. no stress = no toxins. hope this helps.

(also should not be kept with newts as the wriggling of the newts tail attracts the toads to have a nip. they wont damage them but they will stress them)

Hope this helps!!!

[Darbz]

Originally Posted by keeno

oh and another thing about the gloves. that isnt a problem either. fire belly toads toxins arent that bad. wash hands before and after handling. wash with water that is dechlorinated... (i have a spray bottle of declorinated water that i use.) the toads will ONLY secrete the toxins when stressed. no stress = no toxins. hope this helps.

But the salts and oils in human skin can cause sores to phibs..so wearing gloves is normally best practise anyway

[pepsirat]

Originally Posted by Rico

I was looking for a book on cane toads with no luck earlier I did see one on fbt it might be worth a look. Fire-Bellied Toad Care (Quick and Easy Series): Tom Mazorlig: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Cheers

[pepsirat]

Originally Posted by keeno

I keep three fire bellies. handling them is fine as long as it isnt too much. i handle mine every couple of days and they are fine. one of my FBT's actually enjoys a tickle under the chin! but it all depends on the temperement of the toad. one of mine is quite jumpy so i handle him less.

as for plastic containers there should be no reason why you cant put them in a plactic container. when you buy them from shops they generally put them in a plastic container. the plastic wont leak toxins unless you melt it or something... but i doubt you will put a toad in a plastic container of boiling water.... that would be silly.

having them with tree frogs is quite silly too. simple things really.

tree frogs are arboreal and fbts arent. Fbt's love to be in water - tree frogs dont. fire belly toads secrete toxins! tree frogs skin will absorb it!

oh and another thing about the gloves. that isnt a problem either. fire belly toads toxins arent that bad. wash hands before and after handling. wash with water that is dechlorinated... (i have a spray bottle of declorinated water that i use.) the toads will ONLY secrete the toxins when stressed. no stress = no toxins. hope this helps.

(also should not be kept with newts as the wriggling of the newts tail attracts the toads to have a nip. they wont damage them but they will stress them)

Hope this helps!!!

Cheers for your help