Christmas came early

[wargar]

Hi,

I got my Christmas gift early yesterday.

I've never kept terestrial newts/salamanders before, they are housed in a large plastic tub. with a top soil base covered in java moss. Damp but not wet and a few native ferns. Plenty of cork bark hides and a shallow water dish.

They seem to have settled well and to my supprise I've seen all 3 eat.

If you can see anything wrong with the set-up let me know, as I'm new to this species also I'm guessing Terrestris????

Cheers

Dave

 

[Sperlerpinae]

I'm super excited for you! Your setup looks good, but you might want to switch to a glass terrarium so you can see and observe them with disturbing the top.

 

[Bellabelloo]

They look lovely Dave. Their new home looks great too and I think they look like Terrestris too. .

 

[obicat]

Wow, they are pretty cool! I've got red efts which are terrestrial. I keep them in a little viv/tortoise table thing, but I'm going to move them to a tank as I'd like them to be more visible. Its a pain lifting the lid all the time, as even though its mainly glass, you can never spot them

 

[Opacum]

Wow! That's MY kind of Christmas! All the best, Dave. Lovely set-up as well! ENJOY!

 

[benw]

Nice plump female in there, Dave!!

Yes they are S s terrestris!!