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ReiDragon

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Hi all. My name is Lauren I am a 22 year old female currently working as a vet tech. I have owned firebellies for years and have a obsession with reptiles and amphibians. Especially snakes xD.

I owned a pair of Firebelly newts for about 5 years until I went to school and left them with my brother. He accidentally killed them with warm water after cleaning their tank. I was heartbroken. Their names were Ra, and Seth. May they rest in peace.

I now own 5 snakes, 2 ball pythons, a Red tail boa, and a breeding pair of corn snakes.

As far as amphibians I have owned Green tree frogs, Firebelly newts, and I currently own a pair of Paddletail newts. I have grown to love the little newts and hope to gain enough experiance to eventually get a pair of Axolotls and a group of Alpine newts (Mesotriton alpestris apuanus) because I find them charming <3. I am still learning the scientific names for alot of these so bare with me.
I also find Tiger salamanders gorgeous but have heard they eat a lot XD.
 

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Welcome to the forum, Lauren! Are you a member of the Hoosier Herp Society? That Wendall (who runs the HHS Myspace page) is a hoot!
 

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Did you happen to go to the Indy Symposium a couple years ago? That was a riot!
 
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  • 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??
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  • 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
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    @Thorninmyside, I Lauren chen
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  • 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?
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