busy year

[rigsby]

some of this years breeding.

S s gallaica

S s fastuosa

alpine (inexpectatus)

T cristatus

T carnifex

banded newts

cynops ensicauda

T shanjing

T mamoratus

hong kong warty

red back sal

T kwiechowensis..eggs provided by Andy baker..thanks mate!

 

[navaros]

That is quite a year, keep up the good work Ian.

 

[Evan4963]

keep up the good work!

 

[Otterwoman]

You are awesome! And so are your newts!

 

[coendeurloo]

Great work Ian! The redback is really tiny, do they feed on springtails?

 

[rigsby]

thanks for the comments, the redbacks are managing hatchling crickets Coen.

 

[Azhael]

Congratulations Ian, you really are an inspiration. And i´m complaining because i have to take care of 6 morphs....

 

[lims]

Nice work Andy, can I ask how you aquired your T. cristatus adults in order to get eggs?
Living in UK, if one were to own A pair, would one require a licence or any documentation? I would love to start breeding them for release in local ponds, there is an ideal pond in my local park with no newts living in it (was cleaned out and renovated with grant) Basicly I want to help the population (withought breaking the law). Any thoughts....

 

[rigsby]

hi Sam...who the hells Andy lol..you are allowed to keep cristatus as long as they are captive bred, without documents, I can provide you with eggs next year or five juvies this year which will give you a 90%+ chance of having a pair.

 

[ajc]

I believe that you now need a licence for T. cristatus in the UK:
http://www.caudata.org/forum/showthread.php?t=49620

 

[rigsby]

no Alan..as with all animals under the new law you do not need papers or a licence for captive bred animals but you must be able to prove they were captive bred, i clarified this after lengthy talks with natural England..

 

[alibombali]

impressive breeding list.

 

[ajc]

no Alan..as with all animals under the new law you do not need papers or a licence for captive bred animals but you must be able to prove they were captive bred, i clarified this after lengthy talks with natural England..

Sorry that's what I meant to say ;-)
How would you prove it without papers?

 

[troutnerd]

That is amazing.I can't imagine how much feeding you do!

 

[Slimy2]

cool

I bet it is all worth it. They are awesome animals.