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I just got a fire-bellied toad, and have him in a kritter keeper, and am confused as to how to keep him. One source says mostly water, another says a terrarium-type habitat, I am more inlcined to go with a terrarium, but I was looking for a second opinion. Thanks.
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Well the best thing to keep them in is a half in half tank with water and land. they really need to swim around. what i did i got some of that clear cauking and some plastic and glue the plastic in the middle of the 20 gallon aquarium and let it air out for a while and made the rest of my setup. but it u dont wanna do that much befor i made my setup i had them in a ten gallon with moss and i just put in like a kitchen bowl. its really up to u how much of it u want to be water just remember you have to have a humid and an area where they can get so water
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I agree with RepNaphibianGuy, having half and half is really the best way to go. I used large rocks, they look like gigantic pebbles, that way there is no chance of them swallowing a piece of aquarium gravel or a pebble. I made one side of the tank deep with the rocks and then tapered down so that they have land and plenty of water. They need to be and will be in the water a big part of the time but they will also really enjoy land and that will give you a place to put crickets in without them getting soaked and drowning right away. Here is a photo of my setup, it is kind of hard to see in the photo but on the left hand side is the land, the rocks are covered with pillow moss, that's what I call it anyway. I have since taken out the "branch" from the far right hand side. Also if you have any cork bark pieces let them float in the water and they will love getting up on it. I have since changed the light as well, it now has a CF light. And lastly, I know that they are not frogs, I just liked the sign
I hope this helps.
Rhonda

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what I've come up with when reading books, etc. I mean nothing definitively said a toad is a type of frog but so many times I've seen things indicating information about frogs and usually it describes toads as well.
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