What do South American Firebelly Toads eat besides crickets?
Firebelly toads, Bombina orientalis and other Bombina are actually Asian (not South American) despite what some part-time reptile dealers might say. Crickets (along with vitamin and calcium supplements) make up a good basic diet. You can also feed other captive raised feeder insects such as waxworms/moths, houseflies and (sparingly) mealworms. Some firebellies will also eat feeder fish such as guppies and small goldfish. A few will learn to take Reptomin (a prepared diet made by Tetra) when dropped onto the surface of the water. Be extremely careful about using wild-caught insects, as they may have been exposed to poisons and they frequently carry internal parasites that may harm your pets.
