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Tylototriton lifespan

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Does anybody have personal experience with the captive lifespan of species in the genus? I've seen estimates ranging from 12 to 20 years.
 

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I think it depend's on how you keep them and specie, do they hibernate or not, do you keep them dry and cool at winter, some have more attention and care needed then others.
We have Tilototriton shanjing and they need a totaly different setup.

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You can best try to find your answers on: caudata culture caresheets .

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I think it depend's on how you keep them and specie

Yes, probably.
Unfortunately, the systematics within the genus Tylototriton have moved a lot for the last 2 years. A species like T. verrucosus has been splitted in a lot of species with different geographic range and with probably different needs.
Another current problem : a black terrestrial species, T. lizhenchangi, has been imported in Europe (and USA?) with the wrong name T. asperrimus.

The expected consequences of all of this is :
- if we don't know exactly where our animals originate from, it will be difficult to give them the appropriate conditions for the longest lifespan.
- in case of exchanges, trading,... animals of different species may be put together with difficult or no breeding.

Additionally, WC animals may not live long because of various stress sources, F1 may live longer, F2, F3 and so on... may in turn have shorter lifespan, due to inbreeding depression. But that's another debate.

Sincerely,
 

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Yes, probably.
Unfortunately, the systematics within the genus Tylototriton have moved a lot for the last 2 years. A species like T. verrucosus has been splitted in a lot of species with different geographic range and with probably different needs.
Another current problem : a black terrestrial species, T. lizhenchangi, has been imported in Europe (and USA?) with the wrong name T. asperrimus.

The expected consequences of all of this is :
- if we don't know exactly where our animals originate from, it will be difficult to give them the appropriate conditions for the longest lifespan.
- in case of exchanges, trading,... animals of different species may be put together with difficult or no breeding.

Additionally, WC animals may not live long because of various stress sources, F1 may live longer, F2, F3 and so on... may in turn have shorter lifespan, due to inbreeding depression. But that's another debate.

Sincerely,
I agree with you, in case of our shanjin's, i know where the WC came from.
But with the F3 you see that they are a lot smaller and weaker then the F2.


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Anyway, Herman, reaching F3 is already a good result.
 
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