Hello everyone!
I have an 8 year old fire belly newt named Ebeneezer Dorset. I recently moved him from his only known home, a small 1foot by .5foot tank to a much larger 2.5 by 1foot mansion. He is a swimmer and never gets out of his water. In his new home however, because of its size i have added much more land. I'm now wondering if perhaps he'd like some friends. I know it would be best to stick to only fire belly nets as companions but I'm concerned that even another newt would shock him, or they wouldn't get along. I love my newt dearly and if anything happened to him I'd be crushed. I was hoping you could give me some advice before i decide to buy another newt! I'm pretty sure he's a male and also that he's a Chinese fire belly. My main concerns are:
how many should i get?
should i look for older newts more his age?
should i quarantine them before introducing them?
should i try to only get females?
will they fight?
will my newt be scared after being alone so long?
I probably have more questions as he's my baby and I worry too much. I will add pictures of him and his home soon, hopefully that will help. Thanks everyone for your help and have a great day!
I have an 8 year old fire belly newt named Ebeneezer Dorset. I recently moved him from his only known home, a small 1foot by .5foot tank to a much larger 2.5 by 1foot mansion. He is a swimmer and never gets out of his water. In his new home however, because of its size i have added much more land. I'm now wondering if perhaps he'd like some friends. I know it would be best to stick to only fire belly nets as companions but I'm concerned that even another newt would shock him, or they wouldn't get along. I love my newt dearly and if anything happened to him I'd be crushed. I was hoping you could give me some advice before i decide to buy another newt! I'm pretty sure he's a male and also that he's a Chinese fire belly. My main concerns are:
how many should i get?
should i look for older newts more his age?
should i quarantine them before introducing them?
should i try to only get females?
will they fight?
will my newt be scared after being alone so long?
I probably have more questions as he's my baby and I worry too much. I will add pictures of him and his home soon, hopefully that will help. Thanks everyone for your help and have a great day!