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Old 12-01-2008, 02:11 PM
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Default Yellow bellied Terripans & Fire bellied Toads

Hi All

I have two Yellow bellied terripans in a 3ft x 1ft tank. They are both approx 3" in length, my question is, would it be possible for me to place my 3 adult fire bellied toads into the same tank?

Many thanks for your help

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Jannis
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Old 12-01-2008, 03:04 PM
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easy answer no, there once was a set up on sale which held both and it was only shear luck that the turtles hadent eated the toads,
and to be honestly your tank isnt large enough even fully filled for just those two turtles alone.
from what i know about toads they need a high humidity, which will make your turtles ill with RI.

in my advice get your turtles a new bigger tank and set the smaller one up for the toads, you dont say anything else bout your setup tho, what lighting are you using for the turtles and what size filter etc.
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Old 12-01-2008, 04:17 PM
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I agree, your tank is too small for the two turts, and if you put the toads in there they'll almost certainly be eaten straight away!

And the habitat requirements of the two species are totally different, for that reason alone you wouldn't be able to keep them together successfully for very long, even assuming the turts didn't kill the toads.
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Old 12-01-2008, 08:46 PM
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Probably the toads will have some toxic properties that might in turn kill the turts too.
I wouldnt chance it. No need and no interest.
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