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Here are my two juveniles who are both getting quite chubby eating hatchling crickets,woodlice,lesserwaxmoth larvae and whatever other bugs are in the moss.They spend most of their time at the bottom of the moss.They seem to love it really moist.Their setup is 50% live moss and 50% cocohusk and corkbark.
 

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Beautiful animals. They appear to be of Tokunishima (sp??) island descent?
Chip
 
Yes thats correct.Apparently these animals are being bred in Germany,Belgium and the Netherlands.So hopefully we will see lots of them being bred in large numbers as they are clearly not bred enough
 
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Yes thats correct.Apparently these animals are being bred in Germany,Belgium and the Netherlands.So hopefully we will see lots of them being bred in large numbers as they are clearly not bred enough
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I highly disagreed with them not being bred enough, the more I have looked into it the more I find that these are bred a lot... just not for the Public/Pet trade which is something that does need to change a little bit. However, you know my views on conservation but they should be more available for private keepers.
 
Edit: Blast it all, I was too late earlier to add about about your individuals! They are looking good buddy, i certainly can see a huge difference in them since I saw them. Well done (Y)
 
These do look quite healthy, but I would recomend that you supplament their diet with a caratanoid based supplament. Shoot me a pm and I will show you pictures of how bright they can get.
 
Great looking newts.


Browbli- I'd love to see yours as well.....
 
Feeding on temperate woodlice,dusted crickets and vitamised and unvitamised lesserwaxmoth larvae.They seem to have a strong taste for crickets above all other foods ive tried,I am trying aphids today
 
This is an older picture of mine. As you can see their coloring can be quite bright, but I believe it can only come from the right combination of suplaments at a very early age. I worked with an older group for quite some time, and could not get them to color up no matter what I tried.
 

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This is an older picture of mine. As you can see their coloring can be quite bright, but I believe it can only come from the right combination of suplaments at a very early age. I worked with an older group for quite some time, and could not get them to color up no matter what I tried.
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Are you sure the lack of coloration wasn't then due to genetics?
If you are supplementing to produce more vivid coloration, then it should work in both groups.
 
These are the ofspring of a group of dull adults.
 
Amazing newts!!,They are very shy and slow?
 
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Lots of amphibians appear to have a period just around metamorphosis and for a short while afterwards where the red colours are most effectively fixed...Bombina, Cynops, Paramesotriton etc etc. Colour can be laid down afterwards, but not nearly as much and not as permanently...

Lovely animals, all!

C
 
I think i remeber reading that a change in colour from a black,brown base colour ,can some times change to a rusty red/brown when malnourished ot sick.
Your juveniles seem to have nice bright red paratoid marks on their head which is lovely my two have a lovely golden colour .My camera battery is dead or i wouldve uploaded more pictures by now.I will try to upload some at the end of the weekend
Do you have anymore picturesof your juveniles or adults?
 
Here are some photos taken this morning prior to moving house
 

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