Never put FBTs with FBNs!, My Story

[Shadow]

Yesterday I bought my Fire bellied toad and, within 5 minutes of introduction, it attacked my newt and dragged it underwater! I had to pull the apart but my newt was terrified! It swam all the way into the corner and jammed itself into my coconut husk background. I had pull away some of the husk and then, with the greatest difficulty, pull my newt out. I set up two temporary housing containers and it is now permanently in a 5 gallon tank with sphagnum moss, water, a rock, bunch of gravel and a food dish. It looks nice (even though it took 5 minutes to make, it looks quite nice).

So my point is, even if the taods and newts seem calm, please do no put them together! I was lucky enough to have plenty of supplies at home to whip myself up a nice tank, but you may not be so lucky. Anyways, just telling you about my experience.

[keechoo]

And I've seen the opposite. A litle FBN who wouldn't eat except when mouth fed by a fbt! I actually saw it happen. The toad caught a live cricket and offered it to the newt who readily accepted it. They are now inseperable. I guess it all depends on their character and temperament.

[Shadow]

Unfortuanately my Fire bellied newt died shortly after. It had caught redleg from the from (or may have already had it) and it died within 2 weeks of the attack.