Is It Morphing Or what?!

[amazon]

I have 7 Eastern Red Spotted Newt Efts. I leave them alone most of the time, but I check up on them every once in a while to make sure they are healthy and have a bit of a curve to their stomachs to make sure they are eating. Last time I checked up on them, I noticed that one was a LOT darker than usual, and it looks like it has started morphing. All of them used to be a bright orange, but this one now has a light brown body with an orange stomach, and an appearing black line down it's back. The tail is still normal, and it isn't slimy like aquatic red spotted newts. It lives in a terrestrial terrarium, and I was wondering if I should get ready for a half terrestrial, half aquatic tank, and if it is really starting to morph. All help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[rob]

If they're turning a brown green they're now entering their adult aquatic phase of life.

Read up on the post response to you of what morphing is again. You've been misusing the term on many other posts.
Thanks.

 

[steve]

You could go 1/2 land - 1/2 water to be "safe"

Although I have read (and done so) kept Adult "green" versions on terrestial setup for a period of time. This sometimes happens in the wild for parasites/etc... reasons. (as long as they have access to moisture/water.)


steve

 

[Jennewt]

"Morphing" may be OK terminology here. (Of course, "morphing" is not an accurate term, it's just a convenient shorthand for "going through metamorphosis".) The change from eft to adult in eastern newts is considered to be a second metamorphosis.

 

[rob]

Hence why I said in many other posts. This one I agree with you about.

 

[amazon]

it's not green. it's brown.