T. tailangensis offerd on kingsnake.com

i just emailed the guy - i hope hes one of the honest texas vendors
 
I sent a query as well. I really do not plan on trying to acquire every species in the genus however I enjoy the T. shanjing and kweichowensis so much that I have to at least ask about these tailengensis.
 
What happened?
 
I ordered five. They arrived yesterday in apparent good health. There are no sores that I can see however a few are a bit skinny. All are eating however. They are currently setup in quarantine enclosures and were treated for parasites tonight. I wish that I could post pics (this will be a good excuse to finally go and buy a digital camera) but they really have a fascinating appearance - similar to other Tylototriton but longer and more serpentine (maybe that is because of the weight). In any case, I look forward to working with this species.
Chip Reves
 
Good luck. I'm happy to see these get into qualified hands. I was tempted but have other obligations I have to take care of.
 
Thanks for the vote of confidence however how "qualified" my hands are remains to be seen. I have a fair amount of experience with herps, fish, and some invertebrates however I have little experience with caudates in general. I plan on some definite brain picking on these forums in the months to come!
Chip Reves
 
Hi Chip,
The fact that you are getting involved with this forum points to you having some qualifications. I know some other people from caudata.org have pounced on the recent imports of tylototriton. The're interesting animals and a hot topic right now. We should do our best to breed them. We might not get many more chances to get them.
 
Hi Chip,

Were they all females? The ones that arrived in Japan were say 95% females.

Good luck with them!
 
I have not attempted to sex them at this point. As I mentioned earlier I am pretty much a novice with caudates. Of the five, three are definitely much larger than the other two with one in particular being very well rounded. As far as feeding goes, two are beggars, one (the "round" one) will eat when offered food by forceps, and the other two have been very picky (accepting only earthworms). Even though I plan on keeping them in quarantine for several months I have been trying with little success to find information on habitat. One source mentioned that an enclosure should be 2/3 land and 1/3 water. I have found little else so far. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Chip
 
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