slowfoot
New member
Hi all,
My male N. viridescens went into breeding condition in October of last year (a little early for them), and he courted aggressively until the end of December. During the past month though, he's been more focused on food (to the relief of the ladies), the courting stopped, and his nuptial pads faded away to nothing.
Well, they're back And he's courting again. Is this normal? They've just never had more than one breeding period per year (for many years). I'm actually not looking forward to more newt-making and I'm sure the female newts (who were just starting to get comfortable coming down to the bottom for food) aren't either.
My male N. viridescens went into breeding condition in October of last year (a little early for them), and he courted aggressively until the end of December. During the past month though, he's been more focused on food (to the relief of the ladies), the courting stopped, and his nuptial pads faded away to nothing.
Well, they're back And he's courting again. Is this normal? They've just never had more than one breeding period per year (for many years). I'm actually not looking forward to more newt-making and I'm sure the female newts (who were just starting to get comfortable coming down to the bottom for food) aren't either.