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What are good newts or salamanders for a beginner? Can any beginner animals be kept in a 10g tank? Just all info about any good beginner animals would be GREAT!!!!
 
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Loads of begginer caudates can be kept in a 10g tank. You'd need to be more specific. Personally I'd reccomend- Sharp Ribbed newts, Axolotls, FBN, Tiger Salamanders, Fire Salamanders, etc. Probably one adult of these could be kept in a 10g tank. Anyway, lots of animals could be kept in a 10g tank so it's up to you.:happy:
 
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Also, I'd add that this question has literally been asked countless times- Just do a forum search for things like "Good beginner newts" and you should get many results with out having to wait. Also, some of the care requirements, etc. May be explained in a few of the older threads.
 
Hi there,
Just from personal experience I can reccomend fire belly newts, they're fairly easy to maintain. I had a bunch as a kid an never messed it up hehe. But whatever you do plan on doing the proper research, just because someone says they're easy to care for dosen't mean you don't have to know how to care for em. A 10gl tank is perfect for one or two. Good luck!

Also have a gander at this link here.

http://www.caudata.org/cc/faq/FAQcar.shtml
 
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IanF said:
Loads of begginer caudates can be kept in a 10g tank. You'd need to be more specific. Personally I'd reccomend- Sharp Ribbed newts, Axolotls, FBN, Tiger Salamanders, Fire Salamanders, etc. Probably one adult of these could be kept in a 10g tank. Anyway, lots of animals could be kept in a 10g tank so it's up to you.:happy:
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You can fit all those guys in a 10g? I figured a tiger or fire salamander would need much bigger.
 
I have a barred tiger salamander and he is pretty easy to care for. As long as you dont mind having live worms and crickets around the house to feed, then you should be fine. :) Also, make sure you can fit a nice size Tupperware in the tank to fill with water. I have found that substrates are a bit hard to keep moist without having them mold, so maybe look into that first as well.

-Mandy
 
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If I may make some quick suggestions.

1. Do your homework, find a newt that fits your limits and wants. Some newts can withstand higher temperatures than other. Many members (above) have posted good links and suggests on where to start.

Again, as others have said spend some time in http://www.caudata.org/cc/

Know what your getting into. Know what you need before getting the newt. Figure out if you want terrrestrial or aquatic.

2. Buy a newt/salamander/axie from a member or collector. This supports CB/LTC and insures you are getting a health newt thats eating well. (local pet stores are usually horrible)

3. Stay away from juvie newts in the beginning as many are MUCH harder to take care of. Many go through terrestrial stages and are pretty fragile.

Mitch
 
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TLaw said:
You can fit all those guys in a 10g? I figured a tiger or fire salamander would need much bigger.
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I keep most of my caudates in 10 gallon tanks. They aren't the most active of creatures. The large individuals and groups are housed in much larger tanks, but 10 gallons seem to be just about the perfect size for a pair of tigers or a few small newts. True a 10 gallon is small, but compared to their natural habitat, a 500 gallon tank is small so who are we to judge;)
 
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