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Hi guys, I am looking into getting an emperor newt as a pet, and I have a bunch of questions regarding care and purchase. I'll start by saying that I'm living in a dorm room right now, and am allowed to have a 10g but nothing larger. I need a somewhat low key pet to look after that doesn't rquire too much space. I really like the emperor newts, can I put one in a 10g? In a year or so I'm getting an apartment and I can upgrade to a 20g and maybe add a couple more newts then.
The setup I have right now is a 10g vivarium that's about 60% land, 40% shallow water. (See pic at bottom) It has a slanted silicon-sealed divider in the middle, so I can't really change the ratio, but I'm thinking of extending the land into the water by adding some large rocks or logs to the pool so that more of it is above water. Right now most of the water side is filled with rocks, so that the water isn't too deep. Is this a good idea, or am I asking for a bacterial problem? Years of fish keeping has taught me that thick layers of substrate and water don't always work out. What do you guys think?*
The land area has a 2" layer of gravel for drainage, covered with an inch of fertilizer free potting soil and 2" of fertilizer/pesticide/chemical free soil. I am planning to top it off with an inch of moss substrate. Right now I have two plants and a house for my newt to hide in. Is this adequate? Should I change anything?
Moving on from housing, I am looking to buy a CB T. shanjing newt or similar species. I have heard bad things about most of the large online breeders I have found so far.
Final question: if I feed waxworks and bloodworms only, is that too much fat? I'm not super great with bugs D: if I need to feed other things as well I will but if small worms are fine, I'd rather do that.*
Thanks so much for reading all of this! I appreciate any help
The setup I have right now is a 10g vivarium that's about 60% land, 40% shallow water. (See pic at bottom) It has a slanted silicon-sealed divider in the middle, so I can't really change the ratio, but I'm thinking of extending the land into the water by adding some large rocks or logs to the pool so that more of it is above water. Right now most of the water side is filled with rocks, so that the water isn't too deep. Is this a good idea, or am I asking for a bacterial problem? Years of fish keeping has taught me that thick layers of substrate and water don't always work out. What do you guys think?*
The land area has a 2" layer of gravel for drainage, covered with an inch of fertilizer free potting soil and 2" of fertilizer/pesticide/chemical free soil. I am planning to top it off with an inch of moss substrate. Right now I have two plants and a house for my newt to hide in. Is this adequate? Should I change anything?
Moving on from housing, I am looking to buy a CB T. shanjing newt or similar species. I have heard bad things about most of the large online breeders I have found so far.
Final question: if I feed waxworks and bloodworms only, is that too much fat? I'm not super great with bugs D: if I need to feed other things as well I will but if small worms are fine, I'd rather do that.*
Thanks so much for reading all of this! I appreciate any help
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