Hi...I wondering about such a question. As i've learned from different resources, Neuregus kaiseri is a whimsical animal and keeping of this newt, as for me, is difficult because of low temperatures in which it must be hold. But many sellers and shops, which hold these newts for sale, try to assure people that this species is more tolerant and can be kept up to 27 C. So what about my question, can I keep this newt, if I have my homemade chiller which is able to brought temperature only to 24 C in summer? And of course how long can it take warm conditions if the chiller would be broken, for example?
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Neurergus kaiseri warm tolerance
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There are a few keepers who are successfully keeping this species and you may be lucky enough for one to spot this thread and reply with some details. A handful of keepers have bred them in captivity this year – from what I remember Alan Cann gave his a good winter cooling down to 5C. I would be very surprised if they thrived at 27C.
The saddest part of this is not that the shop gives potentially bad advice but that many (!?) people are selling these newts, presumably wild caught. Not good news for a species close to the brink of extinction.
The saddest part of this is not that the shop gives potentially bad advice but that many (!?) people are selling these newts, presumably wild caught. Not good news for a species close to the brink of extinction.
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My kaiseri routinely reach 25C in summer (not 24 hours a day, just at peak). I wouldn't be too worried about them reaching 27C for a short period if they were not stressed by anything else. It seems that a reasonably large yearly temperature variation similar to what they experience in their natural range is important in breeding.
It is also very sad to see when our pet market, especially in spring and summer, are swarming with this species. I have no idea where do they really get this newts but I suppose that most of them are smuggled animals. And the most strange thing in all of it that there is no any other species offered for sale (except Spanish ribbed newts) As to Neurergus this newt became available in pet shops only last year. So when I’ve decided to keep a newt I had not such a big choice…Anyway, thank you for your reply, I should think better before I’ll try to keep this species in captivity.
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