Igneous
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Yesterday we went out for a corona-proof picnic. After driving around a while enjoying the landscape and trying to find a nice spot we ended up on a hillside with a meadow and some bushes overlooking a small town.
Just around the corner there was a really small puddle covered with reeds and grasses. Although I knew the chances would be very slim, my curciosity got the better of me and I had to check the puddle for any possible salamanders. Pretty quickly I thought I saw a tail, so I got my hands dirty and founda few salamanders. I caught a pair and left he rest of the puddle in peace.
Back home I checked which kind of salamander I got, and it seems to be a pair of Lissotriton vulgaris. I've put them in my paludarium. and fed both a worm. However I also found out that it's prohibited to disturb them. You may only keep them captive when they are purchased from a licensed breeder. I intend to breed with them and take good care of them, but can't find a way to get a license to do so. Neither could I find any licensed breeders.
What would you advise? I can't return them to the spot where I found them any time soon. I could set them free in a similar enviroment nearby, but I read that they will return to the puddle where they are born wich will result in death. Or I can keep them and try to breed with them, setting free their offspring in the wild.
In hindsight it clearly would have been best to leave them alone, but unfortunatly that ship has sailed. So what would be best to do right now?
Just around the corner there was a really small puddle covered with reeds and grasses. Although I knew the chances would be very slim, my curciosity got the better of me and I had to check the puddle for any possible salamanders. Pretty quickly I thought I saw a tail, so I got my hands dirty and founda few salamanders. I caught a pair and left he rest of the puddle in peace.
Back home I checked which kind of salamander I got, and it seems to be a pair of Lissotriton vulgaris. I've put them in my paludarium. and fed both a worm. However I also found out that it's prohibited to disturb them. You may only keep them captive when they are purchased from a licensed breeder. I intend to breed with them and take good care of them, but can't find a way to get a license to do so. Neither could I find any licensed breeders.
What would you advise? I can't return them to the spot where I found them any time soon. I could set them free in a similar enviroment nearby, but I read that they will return to the puddle where they are born wich will result in death. Or I can keep them and try to breed with them, setting free their offspring in the wild.
In hindsight it clearly would have been best to leave them alone, but unfortunatly that ship has sailed. So what would be best to do right now?