Adri
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Hello,
I just recently purchased a Chinese fire bellied newt; I've had it for about a week now. I've tried to do as much research as I could on raising these guys both before I picked one up and now that I have one, but I still have a few basic questions I'd like answers for. For one, is it true that sand is a better substrate than gravel? I've heard a lot of conflicting info on this, so I'd like some other's opinions.
Secondly, I hear people referring to salt baths for treating sores on stressed newts. What would the ratio of salt to water be? And would you want to use aquarium salt or something else? I've done salt baths before when I had tropical fish, but tried to stay away from it with amphibians because I'd heard their skin is too sensitive to handle salt. I'm only asking because I'm paranoid that something will go wrong in my newt setup, so I want to know as much about treatment as possible.
Sorry if some of these are sort of newbie questions! I've raised numerous kinds of tropical fish before, and a few african dwarf frogs (ADFs), but other than that my amphibian knowledge is pretty slim, so any help will be greatly appreciated
I just recently purchased a Chinese fire bellied newt; I've had it for about a week now. I've tried to do as much research as I could on raising these guys both before I picked one up and now that I have one, but I still have a few basic questions I'd like answers for. For one, is it true that sand is a better substrate than gravel? I've heard a lot of conflicting info on this, so I'd like some other's opinions.
Secondly, I hear people referring to salt baths for treating sores on stressed newts. What would the ratio of salt to water be? And would you want to use aquarium salt or something else? I've done salt baths before when I had tropical fish, but tried to stay away from it with amphibians because I'd heard their skin is too sensitive to handle salt. I'm only asking because I'm paranoid that something will go wrong in my newt setup, so I want to know as much about treatment as possible.
Sorry if some of these are sort of newbie questions! I've raised numerous kinds of tropical fish before, and a few african dwarf frogs (ADFs), but other than that my amphibian knowledge is pretty slim, so any help will be greatly appreciated