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Ready to bite the bullet (getting mate for warty newt)

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I think I am ready to get a mate for me C. pyrrhogaster. I believe mine to be female, and I have spotted a male at the local shop. All of you C. pyrrhogaster enthusiaists chime in and lay it all out they way YOU do it. Include set up, knowing when they're ready, how long it takes to hatch, moving the hatchlings to a seperate tank, wha they eat....all of it.

I could read and search for answers, but if a few experts could aly it all out in succession I believe I would have the outline I need to get started. And once I get paid I will start the journey.

Thank you.

Oh and if you check my blog next weekend there should be results of my field herping trip with my kids to the redwoods on my blog. Pictures and an account of all the fun we had. My kids are very excited.
 
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Re: Ready to bite the bullet (getting mate for C. pyrrhogaster)

Thank you to the mods who added (getting mate for C. pyrrhogaster) to the title. Might never had anyone look at the thread unless that was on there...sorry...again...I am still a little new to this forum stuff.
 
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Re: Ready to bite the bullet (getting mate for C. pyrrhogaster)

Are you sure it's C. pyrrhogaster you have? These are rarely found in shops these days, although it is possible. It's probably too soon to worry about breeding, you first need to think about quarantine and acclimatization of the new animal. When newts are well-fed and exposed to normal seasonal temperatures, they usually take care of breeding without any particular effort.
 
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Re: Ready to bite the bullet (getting mate for C. pyrrhogaster)

Yes it is pyrrhogaster. This shop is good.

I've had her for a few months now.

I only have one...contemptlation is over getting a male to mate her.

She is super healthy and well taken care of.
 
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Re: Ready to bite the bullet (getting mate for C. pyrrhogaster)

OKAY...so you say the pyrrhogaster is hard to come by, so help me make sure that this is what I think it is.

Also I am thinking that I may have misread this as a female.

Help me out.
 

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Re: Ready to bite the bullet (getting mate for C. pyrrhogaster)

YYyyy Don't you think that it's a Paramesotriton chinensis, not C. pyrrhogaster?
 
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Re: Ready to bite the bullet (getting mate for C. pyrrhogaster)

That does strike me as a Paramesotriton.
 
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Re: Ready to bite the bullet (getting mate for C. pyrrhogaster)

After reviewing pics on Caudata Culture I agree...P. chinesis is a better identification. So are the other ones I have scouted out at the shop. They have been there since I bought this one. One is quite larger than mine so I assume it is a female without picking it up. Would you say mine is a male?(I think?)

This is exciting!!!
 

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Re: Ready to bite the bullet (getting mate for C. pyrrhogaster)

By looking at it yours might be a bit to young to breed just yet.
I'm not sure if it just looks small, and Ive never kept these species but yours still looks like a youngster to me, I could be wrong but thats my opinion


-Frank
 
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Re: Ready to bite the bullet (getting mate for C. pyrrhogaster)

I guess one on the pictures is just weak after import and being kept in pet shop it won't get fat - just feed it properly and, if you bought it, you'll see that animal will grow bigger quickly.
 
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Re: Ready to bite the bullet (getting mate for C. pyrrhogaster)

Definitely a P.chinensis, no doubt.
Watch out for agression, keeping groups of this species can result in quite a lot of problems.
 
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Re: Ready to bite the bullet (getting mate for C. pyrrhogaster)

I have fattened "Sally"(as my daughter calls it) up quite a bit since it's days in the pet shop. I feed earthworms and black worms. It also eats the tiny snails that inhabit the tank.

SO IS IT A MALE OR FEMALE? TOO YOUNG TO TELL?

Hahaha...not yelling, just curious. Thank you.
 
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