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Hi all,
Just a quick post.
I currently have 1 Paddle-tail newt, 5 Chinese fire belled newts and 2 Salamanders (unsure of type) Could be Dunn's salamander.
See you all on the forums :D
 
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Welcome to the forum, Dave. If you post a pic of your sals, we would be glad to ID them for you.
 
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Hi Dave

Welcome to the forum.

As Kaysie says, if you post a pic of your sals, someone will definately id them.

See you around

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Thanks for the warm welcome.
This is how I started: - we have been keeping tropical and coldwater fish for some years, and on a trip to my local garden store we came across some Chinese Fire bellied newts, and was hooked (I originally wanted a Crested Gecko, but due to lack of fund could not afford one as well as the set up required) and ended up getting five for my cold water tank. Since then I have volunteered for my local "Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty" I will be getting involved with the reporting of all of the UK's reptiles and amphibians including two protected species the Natterjack Toad and the Great Crested Newt along with testing for Chytridiomycosis. And now the pics - can anyone ID the Salamander for me?


 

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The first one appears to be a paddletail newt (Pachytriton), and the second is a spanish ribbed newt (Pleurodeles waltl).

Both of these species can be pretty aggressive, and shouldn't be mixed with each other, or with fish.
 
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