Breeding fire bellies

[leo]

Ive got three fire bellies now.There are two males and one female. I really want them to breed so can you give me some tips on breeding conditions.

(Message edited by half_newt_half_boy on February 24, 2005)

 

[william]

are these the same animals that you posted about in the paddle tailed newt section?
if so, read this since caudata culture don't have their own
http://www.livingunderworld.org/caudata/database/salamandridae/paramesotriton/
if they are different animals read this
http://www.caudata.org/cc/species/Cynops/C_orientalis.shtml

 

[leo]

No, these are definatly Japanese fire bellies

 

[william]

okay try this
http://www.caudata.org/cc/species/Cynops/C_pyrrhogaster.shtml

 

[leo]

thanks for the links

 

[benjamin]

Wait are these the animals you have in your avatar?

 

[jennifer]

Where did you get them? Pet shops are notorious for mis-naming newts. JFB are getting rare these days. Read this:
http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/firebelly.shtml

 

[leo]

I got them from a local shop-they have loads of them

 

[william]

i've got a strong feeling that they are paramensotriton

 

[leo]

no they ar`nt the ones in my avatar,the one in my avatar is a warty newt

 

[benjamin]

You should update your profile so that we can see how many newts you have.

 

[leo]

o.k ill do that

 

[melissa]

i didnt do anything to breed mine. it just happened and im glad it did

 

[kelsey]

same here.. mine just happened.. two years in a row now

 

[melissa]

if you manage to get them breed one year will they definatly breed the next?

 

[jesper]

Do you know that Japan does not export Cynops pyrrhogaster anymore?
That means that they have to come from a breeder or were illegaly exported from Japan. Neither scenario is very likely.
That's why people are sceptical.

Kelsey and Melissa here seem to be talking about C.orientalis.

I assume you do know the difference between different Cynops species and can differentiate Paramesotritons from Cynops?

It would certainly be interesting if they are C.pyrrhogaster, can you post a pic?

(Message edited by jesper on April 10, 2005)

 

[jennifer]

Melissa - not necessarily. A lot of people get newts from a pet shop and the newts lay eggs immediately because they have been "primed" while still in the wild. But breeding them again in a long-term captive environment is another matter. Also, even newts that breed regularly for a couple of years may not breed one year if their conditions haven't been right.

 

[ammar]

umm dude its really bad 2 keep 1 female with 2 males cuz the 2 males will beat up on each other just 2 impress the girl newt.

Ammar I edited your post as it was unnecessary to shout.

Ed

(Message edited by Ed on August 08, 2005)

 

[edward]

Ammar,
direct aggression between two males like you are implying for Cynops has not been recorded as far as I know. A lot of people keep Cynops in a mixed sex group and reproduction is not a problem and there is little to know agression between the males.

Ed