T. kweichownesis habitat

Hi, please provide comments. I am new to building a home for these beautiful nests. I would like to build an ideal home for them to live in.

It looks nice! The only issue I can see is the dead moss. It should be fine as long as it isn't Sphagnum moss, dead Sphagnum moss can get very acidic when it starts to break down, but other kinds are perfectly safe as far as I'm aware.

The set up looks good, that live moss is very nice looking. Echoing Chinadog here, be wary of sphagnum moss (which yours might be). A nice layer of wet oak leaves has always been one of my favorites for terrestrial setups. Since you're in Southern Cal I recommend Valley Oak rather than Black or Live Oak which have surprisingly sharp leaves.

THANKS!
I did not know about the moss. I bought it at a local pet store who said it would be god to keep in moisture. I will change it right away with more frog moss and live green moss.

They will also like a dry area to retreat to aswell some soil would be beneficial , plenty of images of great tylototriton setups on google too.

what are you feeding them? I am feeding mine blackworms but they seem to eat more based on movement and the blackworms dont move much.

I keep mine on coco substrate that's not too damp , also with moss and safe plants , there is a slate with cork bark for them to hideIf they want to be bone dry.I don't give them a water bowl, because it's fall and nearly winter, they are Taliangensis not kweichowensis but I have kept big species the same way, my advice would be to feed your juveniles some gut loaded ,dusted chilled silent crickets untill they are big enough to switch to chopped worm,snail,slug,waxworm etc .They are fantastic newts and are my favourite Gene type,I am no way near an expert ,but I have had a lot of experience with these and have had a lot of trial and error ,Sean90 is really good with the Tylototriton especially terrestrial species , I look forward to your updates . I have a great passion for tylos and love to look at pictures and share tips, I believe these maybe descendants of Andy Bakers Kweichowensis. Let's hope you guys are successful and they thrive like crazy.
Loads more pictures please!!!!

Taliangensis

Ezequiel Velasco, I feed my T. kweichownesis newts tiny crickets and black worms.

With the advice given, I remove all the sphagnum moss and placed it into my pixi frog's habitat. I was told the pixi frogs will be fine if I change it every other week. I will replace the sphagnum moss with pillow moss for my T. kweichownesis newt. Right now I just added more green moss over the fine coco fibers mix in with peat moss soil.

Is terrestrial forestry moss same as sphagnum moss?...... it look almost same but at a younger stage. Are the newts safe with forest moss? I was going to add this type of moss but wanted to check first.

I am misting the enclosure in the morning, when I get home from work, and once more before I go to bed.

I did not think of adding a dry spot but I do keep their hide hole dry. These little guys are courtesy of Ms. JenNewt (Thank You Again). Is that okay to have their hiding spot dry? I do not over water the habitat and only mist with water (dechlorified water).

I have two larger T. kweichownesis newts I picked up several years ago, the photo was taken in March of 2014. You can view them in my album. I am not sure how to add them from my album.

I have gotten lucky in caring for them and have had no problems. I feed these big guys large crickets, worms, and once a month I give them wax worm. Thank you again for the comments and advice. I will continue my research on caring for them. It is safe to say I am captivated by T. kweichownesis newts too!

Agree with the comments above, I would not suggest use the dead moss.
I also have 4 2014 CB T. kweichowensis. I use eco-earth substrate from Zilla and it works just fine~Complicated setup may look nice but you will find it difficult to locate and feed your newts.