sde
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He everybody,
So I noticed something about my male T. granulosa.
He will be doing his normal courtship stuff, which is just him sitting on the females back and rubbing his chin. But then after a while ( about 24 hours ) he will start to leg pump/rub, and when he does that his cloaca wider ( from top to bottom ) and separates a lot in the middle.
Is this because he is about to drop a spermataphore? Or is it just coincidence? Or something else?
And also I was wondering if a male T. granulosa will re-mate with a female that he already has fertilized?
And one more question ( sorry ).
On the care page for T. granulosa there is a link to a page that Uwe Gerlach wrote. On that page he says this " After delivery of the spermatophore, oviposition occurs some weeks later." When he says oviposition I assume he means egg laying, yes? But is this accurate? Most newts lay the next few days from what I have heard. But this species doesn't? I want to know so that I can keep an eye out for that gravid look on my females. But if they lay the next day that wont be necessary.
Thank you for taking the time to read this post :happy: -Seth
So I noticed something about my male T. granulosa.
He will be doing his normal courtship stuff, which is just him sitting on the females back and rubbing his chin. But then after a while ( about 24 hours ) he will start to leg pump/rub, and when he does that his cloaca wider ( from top to bottom ) and separates a lot in the middle.
Is this because he is about to drop a spermataphore? Or is it just coincidence? Or something else?
And also I was wondering if a male T. granulosa will re-mate with a female that he already has fertilized?
And one more question ( sorry ).
On the care page for T. granulosa there is a link to a page that Uwe Gerlach wrote. On that page he says this " After delivery of the spermatophore, oviposition occurs some weeks later." When he says oviposition I assume he means egg laying, yes? But is this accurate? Most newts lay the next few days from what I have heard. But this species doesn't? I want to know so that I can keep an eye out for that gravid look on my females. But if they lay the next day that wont be necessary.
Thank you for taking the time to read this post :happy: -Seth