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I Need To Know How To Make My Fire Bellied Toads Mate. The Book I Have Is To Confusing For A 14 Year Old So Could Someone Help Me?

I wish I had your problem--mine won't stop trying. I know one is defintely a male, and he's constantly calling and going after the other and trying to entice it to mating behavior . . . but I have no clue if the other is even female or not!

If they don't go at it on their own, then you can do a few things to stimulate them.
But exactly what to do depends on what species you have. What species do you have?

Okkie, well i have fire bellied toads, [if thats what you mean by species haha] i don't know if it will make a difference but i also have 2 dwarf frogs in the tank with them.

By species I mean "what species of firebellied toad?"
Fire-bellied toads are in the genus Bombina. There are about 6 identified species in this genus. The two that are most commonly kept in the pet trade are the Chinese firebelly (Bombina orientalis) and the European firebelly (Bombina bombina)

What you need to do to stimulate the frogs to mate depends on the species. European firebellied toads are from cooler climates than Chinese firebellied toads. Europeans need a cool brumation period before mating, while Chinese simply need a slight decrease in temperatures and raised humidity.

Research online and identify what species you have, then determine how you should breed them.

Also you should not have firebellied toads in the same tank with dwarf frogs. African dwarf frogs need deeper water than firebellies, and the dwarf frogs are in danger of being stressed, injured, or eaten by the firebellied toads.

ok, well thanks for the help,
and i know my dwarf ffrogs are fine, because they've been in the same tank with the fire bellied toads for about 2 years now, and they are perfectly fine.
Thanks.