Bombina orientalis color

[drwicho]

I bought two bombinas about two months ago...
When I bought them, one of them was a lime green color, but as time went on, it turned to brown, but I can still see two lime green spots behind its eyes (poison glands?)
Can the color be restored? If so, how?
Thanks in advance

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[simon]

If you are keeping it in a very different way than the store from which you bought it did, that might be the reason. This encompasses terrarium design, water temps, light levels, diet etc. Mine did the same thing, except it changed to a dark olive green but it has lived happily for 3 1/2 years. You might experiment with different pigmented foods, as this affect color.

 

[tom]

Both my oriental fire bellied toads have light green patches too and one of the has a brown/gold patch on his back. Often they will go dark if they are about to shed soon. One of my fire bellied toads also has these little white spots on him. Is this normal he has had them for quite a long time now and i wondered what they were.