? about breeding Tylototriton cf kweichowensis

[frogman]

Hi,

I am almost done with a winter simulation and am going to start a winter cooling for my Tylo cf kweichows. I have read as many of the older posts as possible and i need one final definite
answer.

How cool?

How long for cool?

How deep for the water?

How big for the water?

How cool for the water?

How many do i need to breed?

How to remove eggs?

How to care for larvae?

How do i care for the young?

Pictures

I am ready to be flooded with information. Just answer these questions.

I am not sure of what sexes i have here are 2 pics of each one.

Pics 1-2 are the biggest that i think is a male

Pics 3-4 is my one that i think is a female

Pics 5-6 another ''female''

Pics 7-8 is a one that i don't know

 

[Chamaeleo]

Hi!
I can help you in sexing: the animal on pics 1-2 is a female, the other three are males.
For further information I think you should read the caresheet about T. shanjing, this species has similar requirements as T. kweichowensis.

 

[frogman]

I thought that the one with the big cloaca was a male.

 

[frogman]

So now the big question is do i have proper breeding ratio.

 

[ummi]

AW: Re: ? about breeding Tylototriton cf kweichowensis

I agree with Chamaeleo

 

[michael]

Shanjing and kweichowensis are similar. The big difference is kweichowensis like to swim. Most populations of shanjing will not do well with deep water. I'd give them much more water than shanjing and do huge water changes in spring early summer to trigger breeding.

 

[frogman]

So i don't do a cooling period and just move them into a tank with lots of water with a small island. I don't quite understand. Do you have pics or drawings of a good breeding tank. I would very much love to breed these.

 

[frogman]

Hey sorry. What type of changes. I was going to do a November dry and in the low 60s and then in December move them into a 20 long 3/4 water and 1/4 land with a small calm filter. No dirt. Small moss areas. A sloping rock decent into the 6'' deep water with sand and live plants. During the winter cooling they will have light changes to work with the shorter days. Do i have a good breeding ratio of one female and three males?

 

[frogman]

So nobody knows

 

[eljorgo]

I agree with Ummi and Chamaleo regarding sexing.
And yes the Tylototriton's are better in inverted ratios like the one you have. 2.1. Shall be perfect. And yes somebody does know! Peter Umminger (Ummi) Breed these animals in previous years from witch I got my CB's from.
Cheers!

 

[frogman]

Wow those are beautiful individuals. Way more vibrant than mine.

 

[eljorgo]

They're CB and this one was just shed his skin and my cam lens also gives me a hand making them the most beautiful cf. kweichow's in the planet
Thanks Ummi!

 

[FrogEyes]

I am considering experimenting with keeping this species outside in the winter at some point, with a deep bed of leaf litter, though with caution and much insulation. They can certainly handle some cold, as I've had them outside briefly into fall with night temperatures down to -4C with no losses. In fact, they've invariably done better outside than in.