fouramigos
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Hey all!
I am a new fire bellied newt owner, and as I mentioned in my introduction, I've already lost one, Houdini pulled a disappearing act
Now I didn't purchase these, a friend did, originally there were 5, way too many to keep track of for a new owner lol, now down to four. I've had them about 2 months now and well they're pretty tough little soldiers for real lol!
Because I knew nothing, I had no idea about being terrestrial juveniles, so they gone through many aquatic tank changes, as I was desperately trying to accommodate them, as I always knew them to be aquatic lol!
I have since move them to a tupperware container with substrate, a small container with some water just deep enough to submerse, just needs to lift up head and crawl out, and hiding places.
1: do they prefer heat or coolness, moisture or none, dry substrate or wet/damp.
2: how do I know when they are becoming aquatic adults, just by size or will they hang out on their water bowl more often then on land?
3: feeding times, how often, I feed them earthworms and meal-worms...now that I know they are land based...so far, not that I could tell them apart or nothing, but usually 3 out of the 4 eat at every feeding, one sometimes eats twice as much. Because I can't tell them apart I'm concerned that one may not be getting enough food maybe?
I think that is it for now, I appreciate any help and so do the FourAmigos lol
I am a new fire bellied newt owner, and as I mentioned in my introduction, I've already lost one, Houdini pulled a disappearing act
Now I didn't purchase these, a friend did, originally there were 5, way too many to keep track of for a new owner lol, now down to four. I've had them about 2 months now and well they're pretty tough little soldiers for real lol!
Because I knew nothing, I had no idea about being terrestrial juveniles, so they gone through many aquatic tank changes, as I was desperately trying to accommodate them, as I always knew them to be aquatic lol!
I have since move them to a tupperware container with substrate, a small container with some water just deep enough to submerse, just needs to lift up head and crawl out, and hiding places.
1: do they prefer heat or coolness, moisture or none, dry substrate or wet/damp.
2: how do I know when they are becoming aquatic adults, just by size or will they hang out on their water bowl more often then on land?
3: feeding times, how often, I feed them earthworms and meal-worms...now that I know they are land based...so far, not that I could tell them apart or nothing, but usually 3 out of the 4 eat at every feeding, one sometimes eats twice as much. Because I can't tell them apart I'm concerned that one may not be getting enough food maybe?
I think that is it for now, I appreciate any help and so do the FourAmigos lol