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An age estimate for my C. Orientalis?
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Depending on nutrition, maybe around 1 year old?
Is it a terrestrial juvenile or an aquatic one? If it is well-fed, that length remind me of my CB C.O.'s at age 1 or so after metamorphism.
Is it a terrestrial juvenile or an aquatic one? If it is well-fed, that length remind me of my CB C.O.'s at age 1 or so after metamorphism.
He is terrestrial. Though, he does sometimes goes in the water for a little swim, but comes out quickly.
Ah yes, nutrition. He is definitely well fed. I feed him 3-4 blood worms every 2 days. Though, he needs more variety in food. What are some suggestions on some cheap, easy to feed meals?
Cheers
Zac
Ah yes, nutrition. He is definitely well fed. I feed him 3-4 blood worms every 2 days. Though, he needs more variety in food. What are some suggestions on some cheap, easy to feed meals?
Cheers
Zac
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If you get frozen food it's all cheap.
Earthworms would be cheap (if you collect them yourself)
Earthworms would be cheap (if you collect them yourself)
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There´s no way of knowing it´s age.
Ian´s stimate is fairly good, but it´s an stimate nevertheless....it could be 5 months old, or 3 years old.
I´ve had metamorphs that reached 4,5 cm long and over a year old juveniles that didn´t grow bigger than that, so it´s all extremely relative.
As for foods, earthworms are indeed the very best. Small slugs, isopods, gammarids, daphnia, waxworms, etc, are also excelent food items, and are extremely cheap if you culture them
Ian´s stimate is fairly good, but it´s an stimate nevertheless....it could be 5 months old, or 3 years old.
I´ve had metamorphs that reached 4,5 cm long and over a year old juveniles that didn´t grow bigger than that, so it´s all extremely relative.
As for foods, earthworms are indeed the very best. Small slugs, isopods, gammarids, daphnia, waxworms, etc, are also excelent food items, and are extremely cheap if you culture them
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achiinto
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if you culture your own food, it will be even cheaper.
Springtails & Whiteworms. These are easy to culture.
They will take Blackworms readily, but I think you have to buy those.
Earthworm is good, if you can cut it to very small pieces. The smell should attract it to take it from a toothpick. However, if you only have one newt at home, I don't know if it make sense to kill/cut a worm bigger than the newt to feed it only a small piece.
Springtails & Whiteworms. These are easy to culture.
They will take Blackworms readily, but I think you have to buy those.
Earthworm is good, if you can cut it to very small pieces. The smell should attract it to take it from a toothpick. However, if you only have one newt at home, I don't know if it make sense to kill/cut a worm bigger than the newt to feed it only a small piece.