Hey hey, not much to tell about myself really, I want to be a palaeontologist and I've wanted to be one since I was about 8 or 9,I am currently 18 and still in highschool (would've graduated last year but because I moved to Sask from Alberta I lost a lot of my credits and the school board decided to return me to grade 10, yay...). I have an interest in salamanders and newts because they represent a unique form of life on our planet and they may not be here in 50 or 60 years.
I am the proud friend (I prefer friend to owner because owner feels so dominant and kind of evil) to a male C. orientalis, he is still new and my first amphibian. I had fish for 4 years before I decided to try a new friend (my favourite fish is my betta, he was Mr Fish the second ad he will be dearly missed). I suffered a tank wide death recently, really odd considering that all of the fish were rather hardy and lively before they passed.
I really hope that I can take care of him properly, he was CB and not WC as I had previously suspected. I keep his tank very cold (around 68), he loves his big cthulhu mask and he is not such a big fan of the bubbles from the under-gravel filter (he likes to swim behind the out-take thingy and then dart away). I would estimate him to be 1 1/2 inches from tip of his tail to his snout, he hasn't gone into the water much nor has he eaten anything yet. (both normal for new newts as I hear).. I just hope that he isn't a ground loving juvenile and all the water in his tank Isn't causing him any stress.
I got him lots of frozen bloodworms and going to be catching earthworms to fufill his dietary needs (that is, when he begins to eat...). He looks healthy (bright vibrant coloration, fairly active when in the chilly water, lovely blue eyes), as a plus, he doesn't seem to be able to climb the glass, and trust me, he tried to escape for a half an hour when I first added him to the tank.
I guess that should sum it all up. I want to be a palaeontologist, I love reptiles and amphibians and insects. I am the proud owner of a new C. orientalis (CB), and I hope to have a very good experience with caudates.
I am the proud friend (I prefer friend to owner because owner feels so dominant and kind of evil) to a male C. orientalis, he is still new and my first amphibian. I had fish for 4 years before I decided to try a new friend (my favourite fish is my betta, he was Mr Fish the second ad he will be dearly missed). I suffered a tank wide death recently, really odd considering that all of the fish were rather hardy and lively before they passed.
I really hope that I can take care of him properly, he was CB and not WC as I had previously suspected. I keep his tank very cold (around 68), he loves his big cthulhu mask and he is not such a big fan of the bubbles from the under-gravel filter (he likes to swim behind the out-take thingy and then dart away). I would estimate him to be 1 1/2 inches from tip of his tail to his snout, he hasn't gone into the water much nor has he eaten anything yet. (both normal for new newts as I hear).. I just hope that he isn't a ground loving juvenile and all the water in his tank Isn't causing him any stress.
I got him lots of frozen bloodworms and going to be catching earthworms to fufill his dietary needs (that is, when he begins to eat...). He looks healthy (bright vibrant coloration, fairly active when in the chilly water, lovely blue eyes), as a plus, he doesn't seem to be able to climb the glass, and trust me, he tried to escape for a half an hour when I first added him to the tank.
I guess that should sum it all up. I want to be a palaeontologist, I love reptiles and amphibians and insects. I am the proud owner of a new C. orientalis (CB), and I hope to have a very good experience with caudates.
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