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Can petstore newts have young??

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tiffany

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i have 2 taricha torosa newts from my local petstore and i think one is male and the other female. can they produce offspring?. do i have to be worried about it?? because im not exactly sure how to take care of newt eggs, or young.
 
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dane

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im no specialist but im pretty sure they can if they are male and female
 
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joan

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Tiffany, you have T. granulosa, not T. torosa. Yes, they can mate, but unless you're specifically cycling and providing places for them to lay eggs, they probably won't. Even if they do lay eggs, you can leave the eggs in the tank to be eaten by the parents, or remove them and cull them using alcohol.
 
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joseph

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But if you raise them you'd have no problem getting rid of the offspring. Plus, it would be good for anyone wanting CB stock of this species...which is very hard to come by it seems.
 
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