Cage size for my marmoratus group?

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Hi guys.
Im about to build a new cage soon for a group of 2.3.4 marms, the adults messure between 10-11,5cm and the others 7-9cm i guess. This shall be the final vivarium with a large pound and good envirinment with all that they need. So would a cage with dimension 100x60x60cm lxwxh be enough of space to all nine at adult length? im planing on bigger, but want to her with you before.

Cheers.
 
grius said:
Hi guys.
Im about to build a new cage soon for a group of 2.3.4 marms, the adults messure between 10-11,5cm and the others 7-9cm i guess. This shall be the final vivarium with a large pound and good envirinment with all that they need. So would a cage with dimension 100x60x60cm lxwxh be enough of space to all nine at adult length? im planing on bigger, but want to her with you before.

Cheers.
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According to this Caudata Culture article a tank with the dimensions of 120x40x30 would be suffcient for 3 adult pairs, so you should be able to make your decision based on that.
 
Greatwtehunter said:
According to this Caudata Culture article a tank with the dimensions of 120x40x30 would be suffcient for 3 adult pairs, so you should be able to make your decision based on that.
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So you dont think it would be too big? a mean find them and have control over feeding and so. I have no problem to build larger, but i dont want to get problem to look after the newts.

/Tomas
 
If you are concerned about control over feeding and such, you might want to consider two separate tanks. I can imagine that the younger animals may need differently-sized food. Having two tanks would also give you the flexibility to have two separate breeding groups later.
 
Hi.
That can be a probleme for the moment because i would have to build cillers for both vivarium, and that will be a extra cost. I dont think that i want two breeding groups, so i decided to go for a big tank insteed.
The food-size is no probleme, i allways give them smaller prey.

Thanks for the help.
Regards/Tomas
 
Here are the adults off my group, they have grown well.

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Female
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Male
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And ther last male as far as i know, the same with the females.
 
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