Fire Belly Newts Breeding?

[Mbieszck]

How many times in a year can they breed? Also what is there signs that they wanna breed

 

[Sith the turtle]

Copied from the Caudata.org culture article on this species:

This species seems to be uncommonly bred in captivity when one considers that it is probably the most commonly kept species of newt. This is probably because many people keep them at unnaturally high temperatures.

Courtship behaviour consists of the males actively following females, tail fanning, and sometimes biting. Eggs are laid singly on aquatic vegetation and when possible, the females will fold the leaves of aquatic plants over the egg to conceal it in a manner similar to Triturus newts. In my own experiences, true hibernation is not necessary to induce breeding though cooler temperatures in winter (5-15°C/40-60°F) undoubtedly help to promote courtship activity.

Natural observations of these newts in the Changsha region of China show these newts breed from March to July while water temperatures range from 15-23°C (59-73°F). The females were found to lay 10-236 eggs in a single season, with an average of 96 eggs per female and an average rate of 2.8 eggs produced per day. The average hatching rate was about 74%.

The eggs, larvae, and metamorphs of C. orientalis are easily cared for using the methods found elsewhere on this site. The terrestrial juveniles can take 1-3 years to reach sexual maturity. Some keepers prefer to keep the metamoprhs semiaquatic in tanks of very shallow water (1-2 cm; 1 inch) with lots of aquatic plants such as java moss and Elodea as this tends to speed up growth rates.

Here's the link to the care-sheet that covers breeding if you want to see it for yourself: Caudata Culture Species Entry - Cynops orientalis - Chinese firebelly