Fire-Bellied Toad, The Best Pet Frog?

[@893263007]

Ugh they are such good pets. The one in my picture just passed away a few months ago. I got him when I was 5. He lived for about 22 years. They're VERY forgiving pets. He would even do his mating call when he was 20+ years old. Never gave up hope in a wife. Never ate anything other than crickets.

[@EdgarStyles1234]

Didn't ever get him a partner?

[@893263007]

@@EdgarStyles1234 He had a buddy (another male) for the first 10 years or so. I think they actually live longer when alone.

[@silverseen8300]

22 years!! I've had my two males for 4 years now, and the fact they can go for 20 more years, I'm not dissapointed. I love my little guys, Fuego and Hot stuff

[@yesi5554]

@@silverseen8300 cute names, I have a phobia of frogs and toads but long live Fuego and Hot stuff

[@expertoflizardcorrugation3967]

@@yesi5554 What do you find scary about frogs? Genuine question.

[@commandermercury6654]

So he mentions their lack of claws and teeth…but *doesn’t* mention their lack of tail to drop?! That’s so unlike him! 😂

[@nathanielleack4842]

They all drop their tails! But only once while maturing 😉

[@HighlanderNorth1]

❓🤔❓ He also mentioned that we should NOT put our fingers in our mouths or our eyes after touching frogs. But he FORGOT to talk about whether or not it's a good idea to pick our noses after handling them....(??) Some things just go hand-in-hand, like salt and pepper, song & dance, yin & yang, and catching frogs & picking your nose!

[@captainkenzie6873]

@@nathanielleack4842 Nah they just kinda absorb them.

[@spoodsnstuff]

I own 3 fire bellied toads & I couldn't recommend a better one to anybody, they're just awesome pets

[@matts1166]

I kept 4 firebellied toads (2 green, and 2 brown varients) in a 55 gallon tank with 3 Green Anoles. The right half of the tank was a pond with an island and had a very shallow "river" (about .5 to .75 inches deep) running along the whole front of the other half. Everything else was arboreal for the anoles. I know you aren't supposed to mix species, but they had tons of room. Totally a great pet.

[@skylahenry8552]

can't wait to get out of dorms so I can get some 😫

[@Jaybiiird]

1.5 thousand likes to 0 dislikes, unbelievably hard to achieve and speaks greatly to the quality of and good community around these videos. I am absolutely blown away and would like to say thanks for being so gosh darn great!!

[@pioneltapinessi947]

I'm the first dislike :)

[@Jaybiiird]

@@pioneltapinessi947 why?

[@pioneltapinessi947]

@@Jaybiiird 🙂

[@willd639]

“You know who you are.....” Classic Clint. Love it.

[@megnc8686]

Clint, it was great meeting you at the Reptile Room yesterday! My nephews said it was more fun than the aquarium (high praise). We talked about me saving a jumping spider because your video helped me be less afraid. Thanks for all you do. Keep making videos and we'll keep watching.

[@madamecampsalot6384]

When you have a herd of them going off at once it sounds just like a rowdy pack of dogs far off in the distance! I love it!

[@silverseen8300]

Yep! I have 2 males, and omg those two are like toddlers, always calling at eachother and fighting

[@karelsiemens1]

Monkey brain: “I love it so much put it in your mouth.” Domesticated human brain: -concern-

[@Abbeynormal555]

Years ago my mom and I rescued a fire bellied toad from a school she taught at and gave him to my friend who was able to provide the best life for him. The reason for the rescue: my mom found out the school wasn't going to have anyone feeding the toads over the entire summer, and those in charge didn't care. So, I carried the toad in his tank to our car and we got him the hell out of there. He was a spoiled toad at my friend's house and lived for years in toad luxury. She got him a mate too

[@206beastman]

Not saying it's right but when you live alone and work alot. I would remind my self to stop buy the pet store on the way home and forget for a very long time some times months they would get really skinny then plump up when I got them food. I've had them both since 2006. They even started to eat gold fish flake cause they have roommates

[@scottrichter341]

I had some as a kid that I brought to school and were never returned to me, but I'll assume "years ago" probably isn't "back in the late '90s". :-D

[@nathanielleack4842]

When I was a kid fire bellied toads were the first exotic type pet that I ever saw! We were in a pet shop (thats still open today and is wonderful) and they were selling these in pairs. 8 year old me was fascinated I never knew you could keep a frog as a pet.

[@hodag]

The Children's Section at the Berkeley Public Library (where my sister works) has had a tank of Fire Bellied Toads on the circulation desk for the past ten years. They are never handled but always appreciated.

[@wilhelmtan5301]

fun fact: one of the close cousin of the fire bellied toad is the world's only lungless frog from Borneo

[@zottelhuehs6375]

I confirmed this via Wikipedia. They both belong to the family bombinatoridae. The lungless frog is called bornean flat-headed frog

[@tiggert4002]

Does it have gills or something?

[@zottelhuehs6375]

@@tiggert4002 according to Wikipedia they rely completely on absorbing oxygen through the skin

[@tiggert4002]

@@zottelhuehs6375 that's awesome. Did you know there is an animal that doesn't have a stomache? I think it's name is spelled echidna. It's a type of monotreme.

[@zottelhuehs6375]

@@tiggert4002 i knew echidnas were weird, being egg laying mammals and all that, but I've never heard that they don't have a stomach

[@Brentor14]

I love frogs, being a pools boy I get to catch them even when I don’t want to my favourite is the hyla versicolor (gray tree frog)

[@brandonsaquariumsandterrar8985]

That is my favorite American frog

[@rogg0224]

Oh that reminds me one time we went to a friends farm and they had frogs in their horse trough. One time fhere was eggs. So we took some in a jar and brought them home. Only one grew, but he is a very nice frogge. A grey tree frog

[@clintparsons3989]

These were a staple of my childhood. Every kid needs a few of these in a small group.

[@AaronHendu]

I loved mine so much...they make cute little calls, are super active, like swimming AND climbing, can have a cool setup with live plants, and I agree that they are gorgeous! Some have almost yellow bellies, and some have almost red! I'd love to do another 20 gallon fire bellied toad setup again one day.

[@Janeway1269]

Same. They are so amusing and wonderfully fun to feed!

[@newtscamander7713]

Note: do not put toad with toadliness in mouth or eyes.

[@tsuper9112]

Aw, I would have expected to "croak" after eye contact

[@anotherthez7598]

Finally eh. Thanks Clint, I truly admire these frogs. You see, sometimes what's considered common or easy, isn't at all by any means less beautiful or engaging; and there's always so much more to learn - the beauty of it all! Cheers :)

[@gwyn0121]

I think the term 'Unkenreflex' might be derived from the German language since in Germany we call fire-bellied toads 'Unken'. This also helps a ton to make clear that they aren't actually toads!

[@smievil]

unken in Swedish would mean stale or musty according to translate, i'd probably use it more synonymous with bad. but it sounds fun

[@Madchris8828]

"I find that garbage" woah that makes Clint upset misclassifying these little guys haha! I absolutely love your excitement Clint when describing their call too. Such cute little dudes!

[@coo500s]

Clints enthusiasm is what I want to have in my life

[@NathanSmithSkits]

“I will now refer to these as toads from now on to avoid catastrophe controversy “ also Clint 5 seconds later “these frogs are amazing”

[@iceheartfrost3740]

" you know who you are" I laughed so much at that one. Keep up the awesome work Clint. Entertaining as always. 😃

[@Aquarimax]

These are hard to beat as the best pet anuran! Great video!

[@Aquarimax]

@@PunchingCacti Thank you for your kind words! 😊👍

[@pierson974]

Fire bellied toad was the first pet i ever had! Wonderful creatures

[@adammoore7520]

Holy cow, i commented a few months ago asking clint for this and he responded to that comment and now there it is... my favorite froggies!

[@lionqueensavanna]

When you said these frogs are great candidates for bio-active enclosures that gave me a video idea I'd absolutely love to see you do Clint: Top 5 reptiles/animals for bio-active enclosures.

[@dirtyjeepgirl]

"cute little toad dog" may be the best phrase I've heard in a long time!

[@hughtighe3410]

I've been waiting for this for a long time! I have a fire belly newt

[@blazertundra]

Those cute little calls bring back memories for me. My family had a firebelly toad that was kept in my room when I was little. He knew that if he called loudly at night, he would get fed. He was a fun little guy to watch.

[@scott83074]

I had 2 , Bob and Jerry, for 18 years. Loved those guys. Moved to 4 apartments with me. They do sound like bark8ng dogs quietly

[@billysmith5409]

Fire bellied toads make the most adorable noise I’ve ever heard!

[@kiwicedric687]

I had two of them when i was 10, they lived for 7/8 years and I remember feeded them by hands. Great memories!! Fun little pet!

[@leeabrahams9889]

I'm so glad you've sorted the audio. Mic is so much better and no more background music.

[@calebgardner2687]

Gotta love these guys! The pet store I used to work at had some of these guys, I was so tempted to take them home haha. Their colors are just something else!

[@morgangobin9985]

Well, I’ll just add this to my growing list of “Animals Clint Shows That I Want (and will probably never have for various reasons…)”! 😅

[@stefanostokatlidis4861]

Very strange. What is the reason and why are you making a negative comment with no constructive value to the discussion?

[@lavasevilgainz09]

i know right!😂

[@anthonyniemiec9409]

@@stefanostokatlidis4861 You must be fun at parties

[@stefanostokatlidis4861]

Those are my favourite frog genus. I keep a pair of oriental fire-bellied toads and they are fantastic. Very colourful, active, have little fear towards larger things than themselves, eat very easily and have one of the most soothing coal. I call them the dart frogs of Eurasia. Also, here in my country, Greece, the yellow-bellied toad, which is in the same genus, is native. I know it in little streams and puddles since childhood. They make very large colonies and they are easy to observe. They easily adopt the defensive posture if caught and their toxin smells a little like sesame. Really harmless, it can just burn you a bit if you have a small cut in your hand and it has contact with it. I have also observed that their call in the wild is much louder. Still muted compared to other frogs, but you can confuse it for a ringed dove for example. Probably, just like crickets, they select places which amplify the sound.

[@13thmistral]

had them for a while, totally loved them. Pretty looking, nice calls, fun behavior, easy as hell to keep for something aquatic.

[@rickh3714]

It would take a lot of kermitment to look after a frog.

[@Cottonmouth255]

Most people might be hopping mad at this, but I’m newt. You toadally made my day.

[@boatman783]

i hate both of the people in this thread with a passion

[@theshapeexists]

@@boatman783 you should hop on out of here before you croak from anger.

[@caro1407]

Holy

[@Leadfoot_P71]

@@theshapeexists Lizard now, what's with all the back talk and salamander?

[@DoorsToHideBehind156]

I had 3 in a 10 gallon tank for about 8 years. They're super underrated and lovely frogs. I love their calls, they sound like little barking dogs. Super easy to care for. I fed mine and changed the water 2 to 3 times a week. Misted the dry land section occasionally. One of them ended up with what I assume was bloat and died. If I ever got more I'd love to do a palidarium set up for them. They actually can climb up the glass though. I had one escape and it made it all the way down the hallway and into the kitchen. I wasn't home at the time and trying to get my aunt to describe it to me was annoyingly difficult. She said it could have been a tree frog that came from outside and didn't want to put it back into the tank. I was surprised he survived and traveled that far without dying. So yes they are extremely hardy frogs.

[@lillianepp1345]

Clint's reptiles is the only channel I actually laugh aloud to by myself, so witty

[@chelseadukes9875]

That adorable little frog call, oh my heart 😍

[@javierhillier4252]

i was just looking this frog up then i see you have done a video on this frog lol, that coincidence is very weird, but much appreciated now i can see some more detail on them, where i am in France we get this frog but in a slightly different colour more yellow underbelly and darker green top

[@darthplagueis13]

Yeh. The one in the video is most likely the oriental fire bellied toad, as the two species that are naturally occuring in europe are both critically endangered..

[@javierhillier4252]

@@darthplagueis13 yeah sadly we don't see them much, the species we get is labled as least concerned, it normally goes by the name of yellow belleyed toad here as its more yellow than orange

[@ShredBundy420]

I had one of these little lads when I was pretty young and he was an amazing little pet. Chirpy and loved pretty much any food.

[@andresgenshinclips4229]

I’m a simple man, I see a new Clint’s Reptiles video I click it

[@malusignatius]

I fell in love with the oriental fire-bellied toad the first time I saw them. The colours on them are amazing.

[@rottweilerfun9520]

I used to have some of these , they are really cool. Active and fun to watch, as well as beautiful.

[@TheUfaraV2]

I adore their colors. Absolutely gorgeous.

[@fallen_leaves1674]

I would almost definitely agree that fire- bellied toads are one of the best pet frogs out there. I used to have a few as a kid, and I always loved them. They never really died easily and their care was very simple.

[@dragonwithamonocle]

I can't believe I missed this one! I had a friend in high school who brought in his colony of about five of these in a little travel carrier just to kind of... Show off for a day, and it was loads of fun. He obviously took very good care of them from the way he was always checking on their heat and humidity during the classes I had with him. They were just great to watch, and absolutely stunning as well. The ones in this video didn't do them justice. Absolutely flaming orange bellies, and their green was so bright as to be almost neon. Just fantastic little frogs, and darn cheap too, most times!

[@mokko759]

Video not required. The answer is yes: they ARE the best pet frog. Hardy, docile, delightful chirpers, adorable. People treat them like beginner trash and while they are indeed easy, they truly are a wonderful little frog. I've got two in a paludarium with some plants and guppies. They're great.

[@aesonone]

the call was so cuuuuute

[@GamingFanactic911]

I had one of these as a pet many years ago as a kid. They are so cute and I love how colorful they can be. 😍😍😍❤❤❤

[@brentwatts2480]

I LITERALLY ASKED FOR THIS ONE!

[@johmyh14]

I love Clint. He is infectious.

[@luketupper1140]

If you didn't catch it when Clint said " You Know Who You Are " when referring to people putting their hands in their mouth after handling the toad it was a reference to " licking a psychedelic toad " LOL..

[@ohhadivist]

You uploaded this right after I started considering getting a fire bellied toad!! So happy

[@justicebinder6544]

Had these as class pets as a kid and loved them. It was a bio active enclosure with a waterfall and plants and stuff. Great animals.

[@ginoborrero2222]

When i was little, my family and I had like 5 Fire belly toads. I named only 2 of them and the other 3 were nameless, the 2 i named were Apple and Booger. I used to love watching them eat crickets

[@suzannesmith266]

I love my fire bellied toads. I have 2 in a 20gal planted paludarium and they are so fun to watch.

[@lepusrex3880]

I get real Mr Rogers vibes from this guy. Just a super positive dude giving off really chill and positive vibes. AND there's herps. What's not to dig about this channel?

[@dallascroce2535]

Had one when I was a kid and named him spidey bc how he stuck to the top corner of my tank and it reminded me of spider man. My favorite animal I’ve ever had, super vibrant colors and just so fun to feed in the hand. Mom said it went into hibernation but she threw it outside bc she didn’t wanna buy crickets. I will be getting another in the name of spidey here soon. Great video my friend.

[@andersschmich8600]

I've had mine for eight years now. Recently upgraded them to a Bioactive Paludarium with isopods and springtails, they are wonderful pets.

[@spykoexotic6701]

fully agree with everything, personality, very active, quite social and of course freakin ADORABLE, and that call lulls me to sleep now, so cute. Maybe i missed it at some point but i would love to see a video on the vietnamese mossy frog or Theloderma corticale if you haven't. i got some froglets a couple weeks ago, They are less common pets but still available and make for unique and fascinating amphibians :).

[@haleyw5677]

These were our class pets in elementary school and I loved them so much, when I am able to get my own reptiles and amphibians these are ones I am getting very quickly

[@brendonbewersdorf986]

I love these toads I've always wanted one the pet store I used to go to as a kid always had these I just never had the space since my parents didn't like pets in the house maybe one day I'll get to enjoy them thanks Clint!!

[@truth.honest]

One of the few videos I've ever seen with no dislikes.

[@newtscamander7713]

These little toad dogs sound pretty rad!!

[@papageren3433]

Ha! "You know who you are." Love ya, Clint!

[@crittergirl3647]

Love firebellies. Have had them for many years. My last one is very blind, but manages to find enough of the feeder bugs to keep going. Have raised eggs twice. I also do a water dish (easy to clean!) with bark chips over leica balls and live plants in a 10 gallon tank with screen top. Feed with tongs.

[@zarrurer12]

my firebelly frog always tried to eat my fingers lol. he knew when it was feeding time to and loved it when id drop a cricket in or a fly and hed go after it. sadly my frog only lived for 7 years. he was amazing, smart and just really adorable. he even "croaked" every now and then, and for a little guy he could make some loud sounds. i handled him often and well, i always washed my hands beforehand and after so nothing was ever an issue. i wish he was still around. RIP froggy i miss you. (yes his name was froggy).

[@teddzagan5178]

My first pet was a fire belly toad. He was awesome and he lived a REALLY long time

[@seancrawford3566]

I had a palladarium with 4 fire bellied toads and a fire bellied salamander when i was growing up. Great intro to herps!

[@imderanged5402]

That one dislike is the viewer who wants to put the toad in their mouth, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

[@Elbylicious]

To me it's funny that their belly display is called unken-response. In german their name is Rotbauchunke (red belly unke), wherein unken are a type of amphibians, similar to frogs and toads but their own family. It's a pity that english doesn't have a name for them and they have to borrow it from cousin toad.

[@sandorkovacs6974]

Here in Szeklerland (and pretty much all acros in Europe), we have those guys close relatives, the yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata). Probably not many people keep them as pets, but otherwise they are everywhere. If there's a tiny pudle, there will be yellow-bellied toads in it, both adults and tadpoles. I used to keep them as pets during summer vacations when I was a kid. Just an outside little bucket-pond thing with water and some rock, and they were absolutely fine. So yeah, I can imagine how hardy the fire-bellied cousin is. Probably the only frog that maybe even hardier is the European green toad (Bufotes viridis).

[@probably_notbob5794]

My favourite way to start my Saturdays :)

[@guff5364]

You deserve 10 million subscribers!

[@tobywonkinoby8916]

I had fire belly toads when I was a kid. They were awesome!

[@gatorpack5542]

quiet, sure, but loud enough to hear all night. especially if you have three like this guy. They are extremely social with one another.

[@logan_jp3]

I had a pair of them for 7 years, they oddly died a couple months apart but they lived long lives and were fun to own

[@JeremyAndersonBoise]

Well hi there! Thank you for bringing the science, Clint. I'm going to come down to the Provo area one of these days and crash your party with another party! You rock, and your content is stinkin' rad.

[@onefloofyraptor]

Had one these little guys for 2-3 years, my parents took the lid off completely and said "It's fine it won't get out". He got out. My parents opened the door and it was 20 degrees outside, snowing, and he jumped out of our house. They didn't realize it was my toad at first because for some reason he turned brown. He got too cold and later passed.

[@withelisa]

Oh nooo that's so traumatic!!

[@josephhoffman2992]

I use to have 3 of them. They were great pets!

[@infernalisopod3344]

I recently moved to a house on a man made lake with the perfect environment for frogs and toads. I also live in FL, so there are a TON of them. I've never kept a frog or toad, but I can confirm that they are extremely loud at 2:30 AM.

[@Robert-tj3jq]

I'm so happy to see you covering the fire belly toad it was my very first pet as a child. Frogs are awesome and I'm glad to see them getting some love. I was planning to get a pacman frog soon but after seeing this video and the awesome vivarium serpa design made for his fire bellies I may need to make some room in my house for an awesome fire belly toad enclosure as well. You should definitely cover more frogs including the Goliath frog if at all possible.

[@taeviansworldofreptiles3828]

It's really impressive that at the level you are with subs you get so few 👎. Keep it up Clint you rock!

[@gamer708886]

Yessssss, you finally covered by far my favorite amphibian!

[@mamutepeq]

I have a cururu toad! His name's Caco, which is the Brazilian name of Kermit the Frog. I'd say cururus make pretty great pet anurans, maybe you could do a video on them too?

[@Leadfoot_P71]

What happened to the frog's car? It got TOAD!

[@hunterG60k]

Holy cow, a thousand likes and no dislikes! I don't think I've ever seen that before, Clint totally deserves it though :)

[@adamhhh5420]

Those toads looks so beautiful 💙

[@Same_ol_jee]

Had 2 of these as pets growing up , cutest lol

[@UkAmphibians]

Stunning toads Clint 🐸💚🐸

[@haroldalexis4200]

Yes, Yes, Yes. They sound like barking dogs! They so funny! They are among my favorite pets next to the African clawed frogs I raised them both great pets. 🐸

[@twoturtletom]

I wish more people would breed them in captivity. Great frogs, for sure.

[@houstona.1098]

thank you so much for shedding some light on these criminally underrated little guys!! You should do a video on Pacman frogs!

[@McconneIIRet]

They're so cute.

[@veledwin1]

My chubby frog has the most personality out of all my frogs. Maybe he thinks he's a fire-bellied toad 🤔

[@hippoian5283]

You can not unconvince me that at 2:05 the fire belly toad looks like it’s waving its hand

[@timeshark8727]

Harty, long lived, easy to find, amazingly easy to keep, hilarious to watch... just don't lick them.