I'm a new newt owner and new to this site, which is fabulous, btw!
I adopted a Spanish ribbed newt about six weeks ago. Over the last two or three weeks he has changed colour quite dramatically - from a pleasing tan and black splotched pattern to an almost uniform black.
Should I be worried? He seems healthy and active, and is eating with great appetite.
His environment has changed in that he is now being kept at a cooler temperature in his new home (down from a permanent 26°C to about 20°C), and that his tank now has lights that are on during daytime - could pigmentation change be due to more light?
I'd be grateful for any info or ideas you might have about this, or pointers to threads where this question may already have been discussed.
Thanks in advance.
I adopted a Spanish ribbed newt about six weeks ago. Over the last two or three weeks he has changed colour quite dramatically - from a pleasing tan and black splotched pattern to an almost uniform black.
Should I be worried? He seems healthy and active, and is eating with great appetite.
His environment has changed in that he is now being kept at a cooler temperature in his new home (down from a permanent 26°C to about 20°C), and that his tank now has lights that are on during daytime - could pigmentation change be due to more light?
I'd be grateful for any info or ideas you might have about this, or pointers to threads where this question may already have been discussed.
Thanks in advance.