Question: When to move from water to land?

[XDragonGrlX]

I have a group of 5 baby marbled newts and have them set up in a tub with water and a fake plant and log for them to get out of the water when thet want. They mostly stay up on the plant (and one loves to scale the side of the tub haha) and I wondered when it would be good to set them up in a more terrestrial setup. Or maybe even a setup with half land and half water? I want to do sometging more natural looking but all I have is a 20 gal long and with these guys beingso tiny, I may wait and just pick up a 10 gallon for now. Opinions? Im use to aquatic newts and terrestrial salamanders but have never had to switch any from one to the other

 

[Chinadog]

If they've lost their gills they should be fine in a terrestrial set up. I keep my terrestrial Cynops juveniles on damp paper towel substrates with a big ball of terrestrial moss to hide in. It seems to work really well, but maybe not the prettiest to look at!

 

[Azhael]

Sounds like they have completely lost their gills in which case it's safe to move them out. Bare in mind that you don't necessarily have to put them in a fully terrestrial enclosure. You could just as well house them in a semi-aquatic set-up with an inch of water, lots of plants and a few above water surfaces and hides.