I might be the first kuwaiti in caudata :P

Although its a great privilege to finally be in this community, I'm very sad that my country isn't that well developed in the hobby of keeping amphibians in general

Fish and reptiles are becoming very popular here, so many captive bred animals and so many high quality foods/habitats and supplies. However, captive-bred newts and salamanders have yet to be a market in my country . Unfortunately, all seem to be WC, but surprisingly in good condition. However, because theres no market for them, pet shops rarely order them here so I guess thats a good side. I'm planning on being the first to breed them successfully here, I got my hands on 6 cynops pyrrogaster, and 5 cynops orientalis juveniles to start with. One Paddle-tail that I just had to buy, since I never thought that I'd find one in here (even rarer than firebellies) and I just had to get it.. I feel so sad that I can't order them captive bred from other countries :'''( as I have idea if they will survive being shipped or even if they will be let in the country. One good thing here is that live foods are becoming a growing market (mealworms, lobster roaches and brine shrimp). I feed my juveniles baby lobsters and the occasional earthworms I dig up and clean. Can't do it rn cuz its summer and the ground is dry as hell but I do hear crickets and I would like to establish a small colony for some pinheads. Fruitflies are also common, but no flightless ones or captive bred ones yet.

Sorry for the long post, just wanted to share my experiences as a newt hobbyist from kuwait for my first ever thread. Looking forward to reading and sharing more in the future, and experiencing the joys of taking care these beautiful and fascinating creatures.


P.S. I'll be posting pics of all 3 setups (of all 3 species) soon for those who are curious. Also, I'm planning on trying to feed my orientalis efts some live fruit flies but I need a good way to trap them. Any tips on which threads I should check out? I'll make a thread about it myself but not now.


P.P.S If anyone has any questions of their own for me out of curiosity, I'll be glad to answer them for you.

Welcome to our Forum

I'm looking forward to reading more and seeing your animals.

Hello Essad96 and welcome to the forum. :happy:

Good luck with your breeding project. I'm looking forward to seeing the pictures of your set ups and reading about your progress.

I would love to see pictures of your set up

Gonna post pictures of all 3 setups soon! So excited haha, just gotta be ready first I apologize for taking so long

These are the 3 setups that I have:

-50 gallon tank for my 3 cynops pyrrogaster
-15 gallon tank for my 1 chinese paddletail
-6.5 gallon tank for my 5 juvenile c. orientalis efts

All tanks are in the well air-conditioned part of the house where temperature is never above 24° Celsius.

P.S. You're welcome to ask any questions or provide any useful insight if you find a problem in my setups.

The paddletail was hiding in its cave but heres a better picture when it was looking for food, if anyone's interested.

After noticing some aggression between my male "japanese firebellies", I am now 100% certain that they are warty newts (P. Chinesis) instead. However, this nee revelation does not lessen my love and fascination over them by one bit. Thank god I found out though, should have done my homework better.