T. marms

MRIGUY

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Just wanted to post a couple of shots. One is the arrival of my marms, and the other is their home. It is early on and the plants will eventually go in the ground once I see how well the placement works for growth. The little white thing is a 1/5 piece of lid from a yogurt container. These guys were very shy and in order to get them comfortable I set this as their feeding station. They now pop in to check the menu every evening and most nights are rewarded with chopped earthworm. Comments always welcome though keep in mind the set-up will look better in the comming weeks. The lighting is a dual T5 20" fixture by Coralife with 2 10k bulbs.
 

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Here is a more recent pic, well 2 really. The plants seem to be happy where they are and the marms are exploring and seem to have what they need so I will sink the plants and make the whole thing more permanent. The time lapse between these and the first is 4-5 weeks.
 

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Beautiful newts, i love T.marmoratus ;) Vivarium is great but i would hide flowerpots of plants.
 
The setup looks great, MRI! The animals look quite happy with it. If they are eating well, that's good evidence of them being happy.

The only thing I would mention... and it's probably too late, or perhaps not relevant... I recommend against using newly-purchased plants, unless you know that they were organically propagated. Mass-produced plants may be raised with pesticides. The residue presumably goes away (or washes away) as the plant gets watered and grows, so it's unlikely to pose a major threat, but it's perhaps worth considering when choosing plants.
 
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