Triturus marmoratus morph help

H

Helder Duarte

Member
Joined
Jun 12, 2012
Messages
30
Reaction score
0
Points
6
Location
Porto
Country
European Union
Display Name
Helder
Hello guys, my t.marmoratus larvae are starting to morphing, i already havê 2 out of Walter with +/- 5cm each, i wanna know how much time should i wait to start feeding them...

I already tried to feed one of them bloodworms with tweezers but he didnt showed any sign of interest...


It's hard to keep my aqua temperatura belos <23°C any tips to get it more cold ?
 
bellabelloo

bellabelloo

Julia
Staff member
Joined
May 7, 2007
Messages
5,233
Reaction score
85
Points
48
Location
Hatfield, England
Country
England
Display Name
Julia
Cooler is better, I kept mine in a shaded spot in the garden and they stayed below 20 degrees C ( I can't do the little '0' )
I keep new morphs for a few days on damp kitchen paper and offered small chopped earthworm, white worm and greenfly/ fruitfly.. they also like small woodlice. Once I see they are eating I transfer to a soil based tub with lots of dried leaves (oak in my case) , with all the above food. I then just add food every few days.
 
H

Helder Duarte

Member
Joined
Jun 12, 2012
Messages
30
Reaction score
0
Points
6
Location
Porto
Country
European Union
Display Name
Helder
They still no show any sign of interest in the earthworms, do you put the worms with them in a tapperware and you wait a day or two until he eat the worm?
 
J

JM29

Member
Joined
Nov 16, 2009
Messages
230
Reaction score
9
Points
18
Location
Brittany
Country
France
That seems normal : metamorphs often stay a few days without eating.
Probably because of the important modifications of their jaws.

That's why it's very important for them to have been well fed before metamorphosis.
And Julia is right : cooler is better, at least to avoid them to loose too much energy.

I recently had to wait 6 days for a metamorph Tylototriton verrucosus to start eating again.
 
bellabelloo

bellabelloo

Julia
Staff member
Joined
May 7, 2007
Messages
5,233
Reaction score
85
Points
48
Location
Hatfield, England
Country
England
Display Name
Julia
I leave the food in with them. The live food will be fine left with the marms, chopped worms should be removed within 12 hours or so. Disturb them as little as possible and soon you'll start to see them with little round bellies :happy:
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
General chit-chat
Help Users
  • No one is chatting at the moment.
  • Chat Bot:
    ChocoUniversa has left the room.
     +1
    Unlike
  • ellarose:
    modestfish.com

    The Nitrogen Cycle: Simple Step by Step Guide For Beginners

    Performing the Nitrogen Cycle is the most important aspect of keeping healthy fish. Follow this step-by-step guide to ensure you do it right and safe.
    modestfish.com modestfish.com
    +1
    Unlike
  • ellarose:
    Go to the fishless cycle tab :)
     +1
    Unlike
  • MidgetMan:
    @tduzz, where do you live? Like roughly. What country are you in?
     +1
    Unlike
  • tduzz:
    @MidgetMan, Massachusetts but I can give anywhere in the new England area
     +1
    Unlike
  • AMurry24537:
    @ChocoUniversa, Buy some ammonia and an eyedropper from Walmart and a water test kit for ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates. Figure out (through testing) how many drops it will take to get the ammonia level to the test's maximum measurement. Add that same number of drops every 24 hours. Eventually, the ammonia will start to go down as it's converted to nitrites. Keep adding ammonia. The nitrite levels will spike for a while and then they too will start to go down as they convert to nitrates. These you get rid of by doing water changes, which you should be doing anyway throughout the process. Once all of these are at low levels, your aquarium is ready. It takes about a month, maybe two (mine took a month and a half). Be sure to add ammonia until the day of or the day before you add your axolotl.
     +1
    Unlike
  • Kmia_13:
    Hey guys, this is my first time using this so bear with me. I have an adult axie who looks like he’s developed some fungus on gills. It’s still really small and only on one part. I put him in a 10 gal quarantine tank with an Indian almond leaf. I want to give him a black tea bath but not sure if I can add my black tea to the tank with the Indian almond leaf in there. Any advice?
     +1
    Unlike
  • Gillygills:
    Hi, My axolotl has just started morphing, but has some fungal spot behind the gill.
     +1
    Unlike
  • Gillygills:
    Should I fridge therapy and salt wash? or will this not be wise when she is morphing.
     +1
    Unlike
  • BChen3695:
    Need help identifying what’s wrong with my axolotl
     +1
    Unlike
  • BChen3695:
    Image of White Spots on Axolotl
     +1
    Unlike
  • BChen3695:
    433381-F9-8873-48-A5-8-CAB-0-AD24274-EE6-A
     +1
    Unlike
  • madcaplaughs:
    @BChen3695, what are your parameters and temp? The fact that they're raised bumps could indicate fungus or bacterial infection.
     +2
    Unlike
  • XxJennXx:
    Hi! I have recently gotten a spotted salamander. Did some research and found lots of info, but just wondering if they brumate in captivity! Thank you to anyone who can answer this ☺
     +1
    Unlike
  • Pookisoo:
    Hello its urgent!
     +1
    Unlike
  • Pookisoo:
    I have a tiger salamander and i got him as a gift , recently it looks like something has been eating at his tail! Almost like its dissolving..? Ive checked that there is no other bugs in the closure, ive also ben giving him salt baths but its inly getting worse. Sorry if its much hahaha im just super worried!😓
     +1
    Unlike
  • afmtgn:
    Hi @Pookisoo it seems to be a fungal disease
     +1
    Unlike
  • MVM1991:
    @XxJennXx, I don't believe so. They are closely related to tigers and my tiger doesn't brumate. I think first year they might but after they see they aren't needing to, they should be good. They might try and hibernate to, mine did for the first year but now I see him crawling around right now.
     +1
    Unlike
  • XxJennXx:
    @MVM1991, ok thanks :)
     +1
    Unlike
  • Pookisoo:
    @afmtgn, is there anything i can do about it?
     +1
    Unlike
  • RG:
    @Pookisoo, The refrigerator is a good hospital for tigers.Temperature between 7 and 2 degrees Celsius can stop bacteria. If necessary or if you dare 0 to -2 can also help.Reduce the temperature in a few days from 7 degrees to 2. After that you can reduce further. Feel free to let it sit for a few weeks. Place the animal in a plastic container with a lid with some air holes. Fill it with some soil and / or leaves. Check regularly whether there is still moisture or ice in this container. At temperatures above 2 degrees, they do not go into hibernation. They will then live on their reserves. Doing nothing is not an option, I speak from experience. You can avoid these kinds of problems by keeping them fairly dry for much of the year.
     +1
    Unlike
  • Paige1warren:
    Hi guys! I’m new to this site and a new axolotl owner. I’ve had my baby (his name is toothpick) for about a month or so now. I finally got a water testing kit and I tested the perimeters earlier today. My ammonia was at 3 ppm and my nitrite was at 2 ppm. This freaked me out because I know they are supposed to be at 0 ppm. I did a water change a little bit ago and it went down to ammonia 1 ppm and in between 1-2 ppm nitrate. I change 50% of my water weekly and clean up any pieces of waste or excess food with a turkey bastwr everyday. Could this just be because the tank isn’t fully cycled yet? Should I be concerned? Toothpick hasn’t shown any signs of distress
     +1
    Unlike
  • Pookisoo:
    @RG, yeah.. im a new owner and i thought just giving salt baths would work, Thank you so much for this tho!🤗
     +1
    Unlike
  • Pookisoo:
    Sorry again... but when i take him out is he supposed to be moving funny..? Sorry hahaha🤕
     +1
    Unlike
  • madcaplaughs:
    @Paige1warren You need to tub your axolotl and perform 100% daily water changes. Your tank is not fully cycled, and any readings of ammonia or nitrite are toxic and potentially deadly. A fully cycled tank should at all times have readings of 0ppm ammonia/0ppm nitrite/0pmm<nitrate.
     +1
    Unlike
    madcaplaughs: @Paige1warren You need to tub your axolotl and perform 100% daily water changes. Your tank is... +1
    Top