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Japanese isopod
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Bette
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They are adorable! I used to keep pillbugs/armadillo bugs as pets when i was a kid, so i am partial to these critters...
Now what would you feed these to?
Now what would you feed these to?
sde
Well-known member
Wait, is that real? It almost looks fake.....
I am not sure I would want to feed any of my amphibians these guys, they are too beautiful! I'll stick with the plain grey ones....
I am not sure I would want to feed any of my amphibians these guys, they are too beautiful! I'll stick with the plain grey ones....
michael
2010 Research Grant Donor
Bette
New member
Wait a minute, it's not quite trick or treat time yet! :grin:
sde
Well-known member
Good one Michael. You had me fooled there for a second...then I saw how it looked a little rubbery, and not all of it's feet were touching the ground.
Do they make newt versions of those? It'd make a cool decoration in a amphibian room...
Do they make newt versions of those? It'd make a cool decoration in a amphibian room...
michael
2010 Research Grant Donor
It came in pieces but not in an egg. I have some salamanders that came in choco eggs.
michael
2010 Research Grant Donor
I don't feed that kind to anything. My toy isopod sits on my cluttered desk.
I use lots of dwarf isopods for small terrestrial salamander food. I use larger isopods for larger terrestrial salamander food. I sometimes use them for aquatic salamander food. Lots of people use isopods for natural "biosubstrate" to keep terrariums clean.
Do they make newt versions of those? It'd make a cool decoration in a amphibian room...[/QUOTE]
Yes, there was a C. ensicauda popei model in the same series as my Axolotls, I've seen Tylototriton and Echinotriton models from also from Japan, but they're not made any more and are quite expensive when they turn up on ebay nowadays.
Yes, there was a C. ensicauda popei model in the same series as my Axolotls, I've seen Tylototriton and Echinotriton models from also from Japan, but they're not made any more and are quite expensive when they turn up on ebay nowadays.
Cindygao0217
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Yes, there was a C. ensicauda popei model in the same series as my Axolotls, I've seen Tylototriton and Echinotriton models from also from Japan, but they're not made any more and are quite expensive when they turn up on ebay nowadays.[/QUOTE]
They around 30 to 50 dollar on ebay now
sde
Well-known member
Too bad they are expensive, those are some of my favorite species! Then I could just label my tanks by putting a model of the newt on it 
I wish I'd bought more now, they were about 3 bucks each back then, plus postage from Japan which was next to nothing!
evut
Active member
I like him! Ikea always have nice toys. My dog loves the stuffed Polecats they had. They don't seem to sell them any more though, so I end up scanning ebay for days to find a replacement whenever he wears one out!
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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??+1
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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+1
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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?+1
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Would Chinese fire belly newts be more or less inclined towards an aquatic eft set up versus...
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