CB Tylototriton in the U.S. and Canada

[philipp]

Hello Newtlovers
I was wondering, what numbers of Breeders there are in the states, named above,
because there seems to be a quite big interest in
CB newts.
But don´t think of me,
trying to create a "market" or somewhat!
Never ever!
Another fact, which I don´t appreciate that much,
is that there seem to be a lot more WC Tylototriton,
not only because of the bigger market,
but more because of less CB animals?
Here, it´s often a problem, to find the right people for CB newts, especially for T.verrucosus
(dark) and T.shanjing, because they´re bred regularly,
but mostly given away short after metamorphosis,....
Greetings
Philipp
P.S.:Does anyone of ou have further Articles describing Tylototriton from Thailand,Myanmar, Vietnam and especially India!
I would be very pleased to have coloured photographs of such animals!

[jennifer]

There are very few breeders of ANY newts in the US. Raising young is a lot of effort. Few are willing to do it. Everybody that keeps Tylototritons SAYS they want to breed them, but how many in the US actually have? One or two?

I also intended to respond to your previous post. http://www.caudata.org/forum/messages/13/5424.html?1061946278 You expressed unhappiness that people are buying WC Tyolotos, and yet so few have success with CB ones. It's true for all newts. As long as WC are available, they are always cheaper and easier than CB (when you consider the time-cost in raising young ones). It's just economics. When the supply of WC stops, maybe more people will be motivated to take the time and effort to acquire and raise CB.

I don't blame breeders for giving/selling their offspring immediately after metamorphosis. It's true that some will die because of this, but most breeders don't have the space or time to raise a whole lot of them past that point. I am always anxious to move juveniles out as soon as possible, because feeding a whole lot of juveniles is the hardest thing in raising newts.

[kaysie]

a while back i was attempting to import a few individuals from canada to the US to see if a few breeders could start a colony. if anyone's still interested in this, let me know, i have the permits to import them legally.