Ezo Salamander (<i>Hynobius retardatus</i>): larvae, morphs, juvies

[TJ]

Characteristically large-headed "cannibal type":

 

[henk]

I would agree Tim, these guys swallow the others head first ...Nice to see the balancers too.

 

[TJ]

I plead guilty...to overfeeding in the 1st degree!

(Message edited by TJ on June 16, 2005)

 

[henk]

You really should feed them something else then cheeseburgers Tim !

 

[TJ]

Hehe...well, I started with around 15 and I still have around 15, with no cannibalism occurring even though this species has a reputation for it. The trick has been to keep a constant supply of alternative food available.

 

[TJ]

I'm about to get my first morph, and what an impressive beast it is

 

[chris]

Beautiful little thing...are you releasing these guys back into their habitat?
Chris

 

[TJ]

Chris, I do know the locality on Hokkaido Island where they came from, which is Abashiri. But no, I'll be keeping them and hopefully breeding them in the future. I'm very fond of this species. I have a female raised from an egg that became gravid this year, so I hope to have my first breeding next season.

(Message edited by TJ on August 21, 2005)

 

[TJ]

They have turned into some really quite stunning morphs with varying degrees of goldish coloration:

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(Message edited by TJ on July 21, 2005)

 

[TJ]

A month later and they still retain the gold coloration:

(Message edited by TJ on August 21, 2005)

 

[TJ]

Another morph:

(Message edited by TJ on August 21, 2005)

 

[TJ]

Two more individuals:

 

[TJ]

Three more individuals:

 

[TJ]

And one more for the road:

 

[TJ]

2 months later:

 

[TJ]

(same individual as above)


(Message edited by tj on October 22, 2005)

 

[TJ]

 

[terry]

Hello Tim!
What are the measurements of these metamorphs? What sort of setup do you use for Hynobius larvae and metamorphed individuals? Lovely specimens I must add!
Terry

p.s. I saw your reply in Henk's Thread. Thanks for the photo of the setup Tim!
p.p.s Talking about threads: my thread about my dobrogicus must be moved somewhere because I wanted to update it and the thread is nowhere to be seen.

(Message edited by terryschild on October 22, 2005)

 

[TJ]

Hi Terry. Sorry but I never noticed your post until now. Here they are as of today in their setup:

 

[TJ]