Fire Belly newts & River FD shrimp

Togex

New member
Joined
Mar 18, 2016
Messages
8
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Location
Scotland
Country
Scotland
Recently I've discovered my newts have taken a liking to River (freeze-dried) shrimp. Suggested by a friend when my female newt was sick and having trouble eating her usual diet, I ordered a 250ml tub of the stuff and my newt's tend to go for it more than earthworms and bloodworms! Rich in Crude Protein, oils and fat, It's worth a try if you have a fussy little newt like me. You can order it off amazon and I highly recommend it :)

Methods I've used when trying to get them enticed is by gently moving it about in the water with some tweezers or in front of them. The shrimp is quite small so its easy to chomp up for young newts and softens in the water. I also have a floating log that they recognise as a feeding hole and visit regularly.
 
I just recently got fire belly newts and they won't eat bloodworms. I'll definitely look this up. Thanks!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
General chit-chat
Help Users
  • No one is chatting at the moment.
  • Shane douglas:
    with axolotls would I basically have to keep buying and buying new axolotls to prevent inbred breeding which costs a lot of money??
    +1
    Unlike
  • Thorninmyside:
    Not necessarily but if you’re wanting to continue to grow your breeding capacity then yes. Breeding axolotls isn’t a cheap hobby nor is it a get rich quick scheme. It costs a lot of money and time and deditcation
    +1
    Unlike
  • stanleyc:
    @Thorninmyside, I Lauren chen
    +1
    Unlike
  • Clareclare:
    Would Chinese fire belly newts be more or less inclined towards an aquatic eft set up versus Japanese . I'm raising them and have abandoned the terrarium at about 5 months old and switched to the aquatic setups you describe. I'm wondering if I could do this as soon as they morph?
    +1
    Unlike
    Clareclare: Would Chinese fire belly newts be more or less inclined towards an aquatic eft set up versus... +1
    Back
    Top