pogomonkeytutu
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I purchased my Spanish Ribbed Newt late last year and I'll admit it was a slight impulse buy. I had been considering getting an Axolotl for a month or so but when I went to the store, these little fellas were so much more entertaining and, yes, cute.
I realise now that the store in which I brought (the ever-so-imaginatively named) 'Newt' had about as much of a clue how to care for him as novice me did.
They basically gave me this advice:
The cooler the water, the better. Fill it to the top.
Use sand or he'll choke on the stones.
Feed it bloodworms every 3-4 days.
Don't really need a filter as the water motion will freak it out.
That was it. The guy literally had no more to say on the matter (... and don't get me started on getting home to Google and finding out about the whole 'ribs through skin, poisoned barb' deal. Wowza!). The tank in which he, along with about 10 others, were in was no bigger than 40cm x 40cm with a glass bottom and some water (None of the sand in which he'd said I needed to use... and buy... from him.... right there and then!)
So I had to kinda go it on my own. And he's doing really well (I'm sure he's become hardy and deals with more than he should). But he's grown and it's apparent he needs a new tank. His current one is an old fish tank with sand and a piece of drift wood. No filter. It's small enough that I can clean it on a bi-weekly basis and he doesn't really care. I'll admit that I've treated him more like a goldfish than a Newt but he honestly is doing fine with it.
What advice do you all have as the best way to set up a tank for a Spanish Ribbed Newt? A good tank. What should I include? What is essential? The larger tank will obviously need a filter as I'll not be able to clean it out as easily. Where best would it be situated?
I'm seriously asking for a beginners guide to a Newt habitat here and I trust you all to know what's right.
And attached (hopefully) is the little man himself! He's a VERY photogenic, happy bunny.
I realise now that the store in which I brought (the ever-so-imaginatively named) 'Newt' had about as much of a clue how to care for him as novice me did.
They basically gave me this advice:
The cooler the water, the better. Fill it to the top.
Use sand or he'll choke on the stones.
Feed it bloodworms every 3-4 days.
Don't really need a filter as the water motion will freak it out.
That was it. The guy literally had no more to say on the matter (... and don't get me started on getting home to Google and finding out about the whole 'ribs through skin, poisoned barb' deal. Wowza!). The tank in which he, along with about 10 others, were in was no bigger than 40cm x 40cm with a glass bottom and some water (None of the sand in which he'd said I needed to use... and buy... from him.... right there and then!)
So I had to kinda go it on my own. And he's doing really well (I'm sure he's become hardy and deals with more than he should). But he's grown and it's apparent he needs a new tank. His current one is an old fish tank with sand and a piece of drift wood. No filter. It's small enough that I can clean it on a bi-weekly basis and he doesn't really care. I'll admit that I've treated him more like a goldfish than a Newt but he honestly is doing fine with it.
What advice do you all have as the best way to set up a tank for a Spanish Ribbed Newt? A good tank. What should I include? What is essential? The larger tank will obviously need a filter as I'll not be able to clean it out as easily. Where best would it be situated?
I'm seriously asking for a beginners guide to a Newt habitat here and I trust you all to know what's right.
And attached (hopefully) is the little man himself! He's a VERY photogenic, happy bunny.