Hey guys,
I'm hopefully going to be buying 4 C.Orientalis newts sometime soon. I want to get the terrarium set up right first time round (save me buying more than I need). So after lots of reading about setups and the species I have come up with a few ideas for my terrarium, that I would like to run past people with experience (just to make sure I dont miss something fundamental).
So heres my "planned" setup.
I'm going to buy an clearseal aquarium 30"x15"x12". I will get a piece of glass cut that is approx 7" wide and the length of the width of the tank and using aquarium sealant split the tank into 2 sections (1/3 and 2/3). I will fill the 1/3 section with gravel to create a land mass and hopefully create a waterfall object running through it with some plants and a few rocks in. In the other section I will have filled with water that has sat for 24hrs outside and put some aquatic plants and a few rocks in. There will be a filter in the tank to help keep it clean and keep the water balanced (Hopefully powering the waterfall feature).
My questions to you are, am I missing anything or do you have any suggestions about something I can do to improve this? C.Orientalis from what I have read need approx 1/3rd the tank as land, is this correct?
Also I was hoping to buy a snail or two to help keep the debris from the building up too quickly, however I have read that sometimes newts can try and eat them (causing them injury), is it safe to put a snail or two in with Orientalis or will it end in disaster?
Many thanks in advance,
Ash
I'm hopefully going to be buying 4 C.Orientalis newts sometime soon. I want to get the terrarium set up right first time round (save me buying more than I need). So after lots of reading about setups and the species I have come up with a few ideas for my terrarium, that I would like to run past people with experience (just to make sure I dont miss something fundamental).
So heres my "planned" setup.
I'm going to buy an clearseal aquarium 30"x15"x12". I will get a piece of glass cut that is approx 7" wide and the length of the width of the tank and using aquarium sealant split the tank into 2 sections (1/3 and 2/3). I will fill the 1/3 section with gravel to create a land mass and hopefully create a waterfall object running through it with some plants and a few rocks in. In the other section I will have filled with water that has sat for 24hrs outside and put some aquatic plants and a few rocks in. There will be a filter in the tank to help keep it clean and keep the water balanced (Hopefully powering the waterfall feature).
My questions to you are, am I missing anything or do you have any suggestions about something I can do to improve this? C.Orientalis from what I have read need approx 1/3rd the tank as land, is this correct?
Also I was hoping to buy a snail or two to help keep the debris from the building up too quickly, however I have read that sometimes newts can try and eat them (causing them injury), is it safe to put a snail or two in with Orientalis or will it end in disaster?
Many thanks in advance,
Ash