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jennifer
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It has been a while since I posted about my brood of N. strauchii. See:
http://www.caudata.org/forum/messages/13/31307.html?1117635890
Oddly, they seem to have decided to become something like "neotenic", though I hesitate to label them as such. They have the full juvenile coloration, but they still have gills (of varying sizes) and they remain totally aquatic.
Their tanks are now at about 21-22C and the water depth is about 15 cm. Since changing into this juvenile form, they are eating less and growing more slowly.
They seem to enjoy clustering together in groups, especially under tight-fitting rocks. This is a behavior I have never seen in any other newt, but this is probably what they would do for survival in their natural rocky habitat.
http://www.caudata.org/forum/messages/13/31307.html?1117635890
Oddly, they seem to have decided to become something like "neotenic", though I hesitate to label them as such. They have the full juvenile coloration, but they still have gills (of varying sizes) and they remain totally aquatic.
Their tanks are now at about 21-22C and the water depth is about 15 cm. Since changing into this juvenile form, they are eating less and growing more slowly.
They seem to enjoy clustering together in groups, especially under tight-fitting rocks. This is a behavior I have never seen in any other newt, but this is probably what they would do for survival in their natural rocky habitat.