New small Terrestrial set up

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andrea

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When I found out about the toxicity of my N.v.v eft, I set out to build him a new little habitat. Here is what I used:
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Small Kritter Keeper and a 1/2 of a small bag of aquarium gravel.
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Small dish for water, set into the gravel.
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Green Moss, misted and spread over gravel.

Add one N.v.v eft and you got yourself a party! He seems to like it a lot so far!
 
you should give him a peice of bark to hid under or he is going to be super stressed.
 
Yeah, I bet the little eft would appreciate a shelter on the land area.
 
yea, i was thinking about that, i've got something I can put in there no problem. Major hurricane just came through, lots of bark lying around everywhere! :D Thanks for the tip guys!


(btw just kidding, I know how much <font color="ff0000">&#149;</font><font color="ff0000">&#149;</font><font color="ff0000">&#149;</font><font color="ff0000">&#149;</font> is on those, I'll find something for the little sweetie... (he's currently leaning up on the side of the plastic :D)

(Message edited by ladygemma on September 08, 2004)
 
Your eft seems a bit too green to be an eft anymore, any chance you could give us a close-up of it?
 
sure, i'll take a good picture tonight when i get home from work. He's only bout an inch and 1/2 long, nose to tail. He changes color a lot, from a bright gold to a khaki green. He seems to change to the green when he's a little stressed. Thanks again for the input guys. I'll have that picture tonight for you!
 
Gold and green? He's probably not an eft any more. Efts are bright red.
 
Actually, some efts are less than red. The efts of broken-striped eastern newts are a dull orange, not strikingly different from the adult coloration.

A better way to tell eft from adult is by head shape. At adulthood, they get noticable parotoid glands, which give the head a slightly more boxy shape.
 
well, his head is definitely not boxy yet, but I will get a better picture up tonight.
 
Well, found out today from the resident herp person at the pet store i got him at, that when the batch of efts arrived they were bright red, and over the time they were there they darkened. I noticed his two remaining siblings are the same color as well. I will get the new picture up tonight or tomorrow.
 
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