C. pyrrhogaster autumn breeding?

[Chinadog]

Are anyone else's C. pyrrhogaster breeding at this time of year? Mine bred in the spring/summer and then that was that, but now the males are courting again and the females look full of eggs! The temp in the tank has been a steady 58f and their day length hasn't changed so I wonder what set them off? The males don't have breeding colours but they're dancing round the tank like crazy!

 

[imheretowatch]

hey looks like they are breeding and for some reason mine are as well not sure what the cause is for me either i havent done anything but that isnt necessarily a bad thing that they are breeding moar babies for me haha but yeah you are not alone man i got a pic of my males spermataphore left behind and a female laying an egg

 

[evut]

I think this is a normal time for them to get into breeding mode. (?) Mine are just starting - the males are very blue and the females look like little barrels on legs.

 

[Azhael]

Mine started breeding over a month ago, but while all the males are in breeding condition, the females have stopped laying eggs, even though they are huge. I expect they´ll resume the invasion soon.

If it helps, my H.orientalis start breeding in late summer/early autumn every year and they have a tank full of small larvae. I´ve chosen to take this as normal for Cynops/Hypselotriton rather than as a sign of the end days.

 

[Jakala]

Last year my H. orientalis breeding in this period too, and in December I had a lot of larvae... be prepared!

 

[Chinadog]

Yes, my females are huge as well! I guess I was thinking the water warming next spring would trigger courting. I wonder if wild newts in japan breed in the autumn too?

 

[Aplestris]

Yes, my females are huge as well! I guess I was thinking the water warming next spring would trigger courting. I wonder if wild newts in japan breed in the autumn too?

Apparently they do! :happy:

http://ir.lib.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/metadb/up/ZZT00001/ZooSci_28_758.pdf

Maybe this is to give their autumn larvae a head-start in the wild or something, I admit I didn't bother reading most of the investigation

My Cynops Orientalis are apparently beginning to breed too, although no eggs so far :happy: Their tank goes from around 21-24 degrees Celsius in the summer (I know it's warm but it's almost impossible to lower it!) to 17-20 degrees Celsius now, so they must know it's autumn.