Verrucosus morphs

[juraj]

Some of my animals from last year. Morphed during August September 2004.

 

[jarid]

They are looking great Juraj! Nice pics too.

 

[jennifer]

Very nice, Juraj. I see that you raise them terrestrially. Have you tried to raise the morphs in water? Does the terrestrial setup work better?

 

[jeff]

Wow! I really like these pictures. They look like they're posing for the Family Album!

 

[juraj]

I think raising them terrestrially is more natural way. I keep one group of 20 in semi-aquatic setup but the animals don`t seem to be completely aquatic. They spent a lot of time on the land and only a few stay in the water.

 

[frank]

I raised my verrucosus juveniles completely in an aquatic setup which was quite "sterile" (5 cm of water and some floating Elodea, weekly water changes). I find this way much easier to feed and control them this way (trout pellets).

 

[matt]

Great photos, and lovely newts.

Juraj, do you find that T. verrucosus is mostly aquatic, as often reported, or that it spends a fair amount of time on land? I'm setting up a viv for T. shanjing but availability (or lack of) means I may opt for T. verrucosus instead. I'm curious about whether or not their requirements overlap with regards to terrestrial/aquatic requirements...

 

[juraj]

Well this is difficult to generalize. It depends from animal to animal and from the origin. I only can say that the animals that I keep /adults,morphs/ like to stay on land a lot of time. Sometimes I see all of them in the water sometimes some of them. It probably would be possible keep them completely aquatic but I think it is better they can choose what they prefer. However aqua-terrarium is nicer for watching