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Marbleds -- laying eggs
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david
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Nice looking girl. Congrats Tim
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rubén
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Thanks for sharing Tim : Awesome quality of these pics
Yes, prey position is usual T. marmoratus when is laying eggs. But I have seen eggs also over stones and grass.
Yes, prey position is usual T. marmoratus when is laying eggs. But I have seen eggs also over stones and grass.
Thanks Ruben, it's my pleasure
But I think there's a language misunderstanding.
I shouldn't really have said "prey on" when all I meant was just "eat"
(prey=presa), prayer=rezo)
So do marbled newts tend to eat their own eggs?
But I think there's a language misunderstanding.
I shouldn't really have said "prey on" when all I meant was just "eat"
(prey=presa), prayer=rezo)
So do marbled newts tend to eat their own eggs?
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david
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I haven't seen any signs of mine eating eggs. Larvae are a different matter though
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rubén
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Sorry
I was reading without attention. According with the bibliography, T. marmoratus doesn't eat his eggs during the breeding period. This behavior was observed often in Lissotriton genus ( boscai and vulgaris mainly ) and sometimes in Mesotriton alpestris.
I was reading without attention. According with the bibliography, T. marmoratus doesn't eat his eggs during the breeding period. This behavior was observed often in Lissotriton genus ( boscai and vulgaris mainly ) and sometimes in Mesotriton alpestris.
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jennifer
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Wow, busy newts, Tim! You have so many eggs, you may be glad about the 50% egg mortality
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pin-pin
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Congrats Tim!
I've had no luck. They just eat and eat and then sit around. Perhaps next year.
I've had no luck. They just eat and eat and then sit around. Perhaps next year.
Thanks!
By the way, I have indeed observed an adult eating eggs
Or at least that's what it seemed to me to be doing...
The eggs are hatching (I noticed the first hatchling 2 days ago) and I now find myself with 15 or so larvae to care for, with many more on the way.
The 50% egg mortality is evident, and yes, it's welcomed!
By the way, I have indeed observed an adult eating eggs
The eggs are hatching (I noticed the first hatchling 2 days ago) and I now find myself with 15 or so larvae to care for, with many more on the way.
The 50% egg mortality is evident, and yes, it's welcomed!
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wm.
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Can you tell if the adult was eating the infertile or fertile (or random) eggs. I know some of my geckos will eats eggs that are infertile (to get the calcium back, yes I know there is not a lot of calcium in newt eggs but it could be a sourse of protien)
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sharon
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ROTFL - this is like waiting for a birth on my mothers' board - on pins and needles here!!
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rubén
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Tim
Just one thing. What percentage of infertile eggs do you obtain in a normal spawn? 50 % or more? with my marbled newts I usually have 75 % of egg mortality.
Just one thing. What percentage of infertile eggs do you obtain in a normal spawn? 50 % or more? with my marbled newts I usually have 75 % of egg mortality.
Hi,
It's hard to estimate, but certainly at least 50% of the eggs were duds. There are so many white tufts but I haven't made an effort to count. The percentage could conceivably be as high as 75%. No complaints, as I still got at least 60 larvae from this first batch of eggs.
It's hard to estimate, but certainly at least 50% of the eggs were duds. There are so many white tufts but I haven't made an effort to count. The percentage could conceivably be as high as 75%. No complaints, as I still got at least 60 larvae from this first batch of eggs.