Time lapse N.kaiseri

[Mark]

A short time lapse of some of this years N.kaiseri. It was shot on my phone using iMotion.

The video nicely demonstrates the desire for cover. These timid newts do not like to be exposed.

Kaiseri Time Lapse - YouTube

 

[mr cyclone]

Mark that is super cool!!

 

[KrisztianNemeth]

Thats a heck of a lot of newts! How may of them where under the first piece of bark it looked like it was completely full!

 

[Mark]

Yes, it was completely full, to the rafters. That's why I took pity on them and put 2 more hides in! Sometimes I lift up hides and there's pile of newts shaped exactly like the inside of the hide. I bet if I put jelly molds in there I could get some funny shaped newt piles.

Just in case anyone is wondering, the floor of the tub is normally covered with hides. They don't have to all squash into the 3 shown in the video!

 

[Azhael]

I bet if I put jelly molds in there I could get some funny shaped newt piles.

Well, i think it´s clear now we´ll be waiting for pictures of star and heart shaped newt piles.

 

[KrisztianNemeth]

Well, i think it´s clear now we´ll be waiting for pictures of star and heart shaped newt piles.

CONTORTIONIST NEWTS!
How many adults are all the babies from! I bet they where very fat mama newts!

 

[velasco13000]

What do you plan to do with ALL those babies? possibly repopulating them in the wild?

 

[naeff002]

Very nice film. It really shows there need for cover

 

[Mark]

What do you plan to do with ALL those babies? possibly repopulating them in the wild?

That's a nice idea but I doubt it's a simple process. I've heard of a couple of N.kaiseri projects in Iran, and since these newts are easy to breed any repopulation effort could be achieved from within Iran. That said, if the Iranian department of environment want some they are more than welcome...

I plan to give some away as zoo display animals and the rest will get sold as pets.