Sometimes I tell people that breeding newts is like growing bonsai trees. It can take a long time to see things take shape. Here's an example.
12/2001 Obtained 2 wild-caught C. e. ensicauda males from another hobbyist. The other hobbyist didn't want them because, although acquired as a "pair", they were both male.
1/2003 Obtained CB C.e.e. eggs. Raised 16 to metamorphosis. Eventually shared 12 of them with other hobbyists. They grew slowly, so I continued to keep the CB youngsters separately from the 2 adult WC males.
2005-2006. Two of the CB animals died (different causes). I experimented with putting the largest CB female in with the males, but they hassled her too much, and she wasn't large enough yet.
8/2006. Moved the 2 WC males and the 2 CB females into a tank together, at long last!
6/2007. Discovered a larva in the tank. (Hadn't noticed any eggs!):ufo:
7/2007. Re-discovered the offspring after metamorphosis and removed it to a terrarium. One additional larva has been spotted in the tank, so it will hopefully have a sibling.
The photos show the 4 adults together at feeding time, each adult separately, and the new morph.
12/2001 Obtained 2 wild-caught C. e. ensicauda males from another hobbyist. The other hobbyist didn't want them because, although acquired as a "pair", they were both male.
1/2003 Obtained CB C.e.e. eggs. Raised 16 to metamorphosis. Eventually shared 12 of them with other hobbyists. They grew slowly, so I continued to keep the CB youngsters separately from the 2 adult WC males.
2005-2006. Two of the CB animals died (different causes). I experimented with putting the largest CB female in with the males, but they hassled her too much, and she wasn't large enough yet.
8/2006. Moved the 2 WC males and the 2 CB females into a tank together, at long last!
6/2007. Discovered a larva in the tank. (Hadn't noticed any eggs!):ufo:
7/2007. Re-discovered the offspring after metamorphosis and removed it to a terrarium. One additional larva has been spotted in the tank, so it will hopefully have a sibling.
The photos show the 4 adults together at feeding time, each adult separately, and the new morph.
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