Question: Breeding season

[rebel]

Hi, i was basically wondering when fire bellied newts (chinese and japanese) have theire breeding season, I saw in my local pond in brighton a newt tail fanning another newt so i was wondering when My newts would enter that time phrase? Thanks in advance:happy:

 

[superfin]

I think it is about march to late july/early august.

 

[Jennewt]

Breeding season for the firebelly newts is springtime. Newts in captivity will sometimes be a bit mixed up and lay eggs at other times of the year, but most reproduction takes place in spring. To breed, they need to be consistently well-fed and have a cold period during the wintertime. Your avatar photo shows a shallow-water setup, is that where they live?

 

[rebel]

Ok Thanks, No they live in a bigger Tank, That was a picture of my old tank which was smaller, tehy have lots mroe water, spend most time in teh water aswell althuogh they do ahve access to land