H. orientalis Larvae

[kwarzym]

So I know there are a few existing threads with much better quality pictures of baby newts...but I couldn't help it. Thanks to Jewett for sending them to me.

Again, sorry for the picture quality. They were taken with my very old smartphone.

The first few pictures are of the main tank, while the last few pictures are when I poured them into a fishbowl and fed them the first day to make sure they were eating and whatnot. Afterwards, they were added one by one into the main tank as I caught them. Interestingly enough, I have not seen any if the newts eat since the first day (except one the second day), but they all seem to be relatively active, and I can't seem to find many blackworms each evening.

 

[MisterB]

makes me want some more and more, cute

thanks for sharing

 

[kwarzym]

One morphed yesterday, and is now sitting on a log. However, it's markings are quite a bit different - black with really fine gold spots, almost like dust, unlike all of it's siblings that are dark with faint orange bellies. Is this normal? Or is it just abnormally colored? Either way, it looks really neat, and makes it easy to identify (besides being the only one to no longer have gills, of course).

Again, sorry for the cruddy pictures, I think I am going to buy a point and shoot digital camera just for taking pictures of the newts at this point :lol:

 

[stanleyc]

Can we get a picture of the gold dusted fellow?

 

[Argus654]

My newts just started laying again too, and I'm geting pretty excited about it

Hope you have fun with yours.