hello all

[terrytherat]

my name is Terry and i come from s/e London/kent and i have been interested in native amphibians since i was a kid i have a small pond in my garden with all 3 species of native newts i also have marbled and 3 species of alpine newts (not in my pond) tiger,spotted and terrestris salamanders i am in the process of designing some outdoor vivs to house my collection and hope to build these over the winter period
thats about it Terry
p.s.great site

 

[Kaysie]

Hi Terry. We're glad to have you. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

 

[John]

Welcome Terry. That's quite a collection. In my whole time living in England I never did get to see wild Triturus cristatus - you must have a large pond to keep them coming back?

 

[Kaysie]

:O I saw cristatus and John didn't? Whoo! That's points for me

 

[John]

I've seen cristatus, just not in the wild. Mind you for you to have seen them you had to be either handling them or disturbing their habitat. I hope you had a license, Kaysie!

 

[terrytherat]

Welcome Terry. That's quite a collection. In my whole time living in England I never did get to see wild Triturus cristatus - you must have a large pond to keep them coming back?

my po
nd is only about 6'x4' but about 4' deep they seem to like deeper water with plenty of weed
thanks for the welcome