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It is sad...

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pin-pin

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That I'm driven to post non-Taricha photos....

Well, these little guys are growing up (and soon to be given away...keep your eyes open if you're in the market for cynops orientalis.)

This is my largest.
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Belly Shot:

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This is the slightly abnormally coloured one.
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Belly shot:

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It's not really far behind...in development, but doesn't eat as well (read: greedily) as the black one above.
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I am fascinated that they've developed stripes over their cloaca (maybe this was always there?) Is it too soon to sex them?
 

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Sad? Nothing sad about it!

Pin-pin, you need to squarely face the fact that you're subconsciously attracted to Cynops. Cheating on Taricha is not quite the same thing as cheating on your boyfriend, so just let it flow, girl, let it flow...
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Funny, I read your question about sexing juveniles just as I'm watching Larry King's interview with Heather Ingram...
 
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joseph

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Nice little chocolate guy! As I said in chat, I've got one like that(though a shade lighter even).

For sexing...when the newts are on a flat surface underwater, observe the indentation between the cloaca and tail. In females, the cloaca is more or less in line with the tail on the other side of the indentation....while in males it bulges quite a bit.

The fact that yours have almost completely colored bellies is also interesting.
 
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Thank you Tim and Joseph.
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Truthfully, Tim, yes these c.o. have been a pleasure to keep. They're very responsive, yet peaceful. Two have developed the habit of standing on their back legs (in the water) with their heads pointed to me when I lift the cover off. Heartwarming, after a day in the lab.....

Tim: It's not cheating, it's "developing better skills to better care for Taricha...."
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I wouldn't be talking about sexing juveniles, if I were you...Mr. "I married a hot babe half my age..."
 
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sergé

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Salamandra's can do that as well...begging for food...you can learn a lot from keeping them which would benefit Taricha as well...just a suggestion
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