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No one owns smooth newts these days

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fintan

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i remember the good old days.... hey iv got a new smooth newt wanna come over and see it! and youd be like wow! a smooth newt! but now its all fire bellies etc
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so im just wonderin if anyone owns any these days?
 
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william

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I have two pairs of vulgaris and helveticus breeding in an outdoor vivarium. They are what i call proper newts, not like all these foreigners :p
 
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christopher

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we've got a population in the backgarden which i introduced a few years ago and have been breeding on and off ever since. great newts, really interesting when kept in a tank for breeding during the spring/summer months. can't say as i ever found them to be secretive either, infact quite the opposite
 
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alan

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They are secretive in the terrestrial phase = 90% of the year.
 
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christopher

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i'd argue otherwise, we have them in the ponds from late february till the end of the summer, which is at least 6 months of the year. i've also kept them in tanks for breeding for a good 4 months of the year when i bother with it, in an aquatic setup.

Chris
 
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fintan

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its good to know theres people out there
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they are quite fussy about temprature thats why i keep them outside!
 
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