Salamander Keepers, I know you're out there!

[Tindomul1of9]

Hi everyone, who here keeps newts/ salamanders???
I have 1 Cynops orientalis, 1 Taricha granulosa, and 1 Ambystoma opacum. This is my first year keeping cuadates, and they all seem to be doing fine.
I know I've posted these before, but here are some pics to help kick start this thread.

[kwiky]

hi, i have just purchase 3 Cynops Orientalis, there my first exotic newts, ive had common euroean smooth newts and great crested newts in my garden pond living wild for years but these are my first captive newts, they are so cool arnt they
regards.............kwiky

[Tindomul1of9]

Yes they are, I had originally bought two. One of them got sick, and started blowing bubbles out his nostrils. By the next day, it was a melted silohette of stinky mush. Nasty. The other one is still going strong eating crickets and fruit flies! ANd the occasional chopped up worm.

P.S. you are lucky, Ive never seen a salamander or newt in the wild. The first time I saw them in the petshop I was flabbergasted!!!!!!

[kwiky]

sorry to hear about your ill one, i guess sometimes they just arnt strong enough to survive, mine seem to spend all their time on land, but i read that they are mainly aquatic, where does yours prefer to spend its time?

[Tindomul1of9]

Mine also spends all its time on land. Maybe its not mature enough yet??? The other one that died spent most of its time in the water section.