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SnakeDancer

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Hi all ... I learned about this community during a Kingsnake chat, and finally signed up last night. Among my diverse managerie are a few young Alpine newts, and I'm looking to add more species in the coming months. In the past I've kept Japanese firebellies, Eastern and California newts, and a couple of wild-caught tiny salamanders for brief times.

My username is a tribute to a beloved California newt whom I kept when I was a young girl of about 12. I've been scouring the internet looking for this species again, but no one seems to have them anymore. They used to be very common in pet stores. Like so many other species who used to be commonly available, and now are not. It's sad ... it makes me think I really need to keep breeding what I have, even if it seems "common" at the moment, just in case.

Anyway ... don't know how super-active I will be here (I am more of a snake person than anything else; I also breed sighthounds who keep me busy!), but I will definitely browse the classifieds and look in on the forums from time to time. Glad to see that this community exists!
 

Nphec

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Hey there and welcome, breeding sighthounds sounds like a rather noisey business :)
 

SnakeDancer

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Hey there and welcome, breeding sighthounds sounds like a rather noisey business :)

They are noisier than my herps, that's for sure! :) And when you have a whole pack of them, there's an occasional burst of commotion, but individually they're actually a very quiet breed.
 
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  • Shane douglas:
    with axolotls would I basically have to keep buying and buying new axolotls to prevent inbred breeding which costs a lot of money??
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  • Thorninmyside:
    Not necessarily but if you’re wanting to continue to grow your breeding capacity then yes. Breeding axolotls isn’t a cheap hobby nor is it a get rich quick scheme. It costs a lot of money and time and deditcation
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    @Thorninmyside, I Lauren chen
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  • Clareclare:
    Would Chinese fire belly newts be more or less inclined towards an aquatic eft set up versus Japanese . I'm raising them and have abandoned the terrarium at about 5 months old and switched to the aquatic setups you describe. I'm wondering if I could do this as soon as they morph?
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