most active amphibians you know of

[reinhart]

i'm going to set up a tank that's part land, part water but i'm having trouble deciding what kinds of amphibians to put inside. I spent the last week researching

1. habitat selection (how much land, what kind of substrate, amount and type of vegetation)
2. diet (how far will i go to feed my pets)
3. accessories such as filtration and water heaters

but i completely ignored the most important part: are the pets interesting to watch? I went to a pet store and saw a tank of 5-10 fire bellied toads. They looked comatose (granted, it might be because they weren't feeding or b/c it was too cold and they were conserving energy i dunno) and i was dissapointed. What kinds of amphibians could i get that would actively be swimming thru the water? (don't mention ADFs because i want guys that use land as well as water). perhaps i could buy some Fire bellied Toads and get a good heater so that they're full of energy for swimming and mating? what do you suggest?

 

[Fish-Noobie]

u can get a turtle

 

[K-Holed]

Fire bellied newts perhaps?

 

[Dwarfs]

u can get a turtle

A turtle is a reptile Eastern spotted newts are cool, that's what I have. The juviniles are land newts called Red efts and the adults are fully aquatic ESNs although they will go on land Maqybe ge a big rock, covering maybe a 3rd of the tank so their is land, my newts are active, eat shrimp pellets, worms, and bloodworms. You can handle them as they don't bite, and they swim lie gators. I keep 4 in a 29 hi tankl with 3 inches of water, I will probably get a few firebellies too

 

[Samage]

Let me assure you - kept correctly, firebellied toads are active little creatures . Mine is, you can even train them to feed from your hand!

 

[Teelie]

Turtles can also carry salmonella so you'd have to wash your hands every timeyou handled the tank, plus most of the ones you'll find for sale need a 50 gallon tank.

 

[StinaUIUC]

turtles can carry salmonella...but it's only as likely, if not less likely, as raw chicken carrying it...and that's including turts housed in improper and unsanitary conditions...turtles housed in proper clean conditions have very little chance of carrying salmonella...though I'd still recommend washing hands after handling them...they do swim around in their own waste...lol There actually are some turts that can be housed in a 30-40 gallon tank...muds and musks namely, they stay very small! But anyway...this thread is about amphibians...which I have to admit I know very little about...so i can't help there...lol

 

[Teelie]

Anyway, amphibians that are active that come to mind are newts. Not too familar on any of the species but there are some nice ones out there.