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daremo

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Hey
here's my little critter, i'm not sure it's a he or a she yet...

anyway it's adorable, it's left gills are missing (i guess bitten off by a mate in the petshop) and it's left arm was also missing but it regrew.

it grew a lot in the 5 months i had it, it's about 17 cm now and looooving the earthworms i am feeding it

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He looks goofy! I am glad you gave him a good home he sounds special! how does he enjoy his new tank?
 
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i think he's liking his new home!!

i am still trying to find either aquarium sand or very very small gravel, but i guess it's not common here because i couldn't find in any petshop or aquarium :-/

now since he's eating earthworms, when i walk past the tank he gets very exited, i get close to the tank and he swims towards me, and if i show him an earthworm he goes crazy!!

its a funny little one :)
 
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He is very cute with that little odd gill. I'm so glad he found a good home! I love it once they get to know their owners! One of mine will come all the way to the surface and "nibble" my finger. :D

As for your sand, look for quartz sand and avoid sand that contains calcium carbonate or salt water - like marine sand. Here's the article: Caudata Culture Articles - Aquarium Substrates
 
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