Chinese fire belly eggs and young

[melissa]

my 2 chinese fire bellies laid some eggs over the weekend. the first went bad but then i got a further 4 which were fine. they were laid 2 days ago and i was wondering a) how long approximatly will they take to hatch cause im going away on friday and comeing back tuesday and i don;t want anything happening while im away. b) how do i raise the young? i've put the eggs in a seperate tank which is shallow water with a little land and some weed by the way.

 

[TJ]

Hi Melissa,

I think they'll be fine if they've only just been laid. The larvae won't need to eat right away after hatching anyway.

As for your other questions, check out Jennifer's articles:

Raising News from Eggs:

http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/raising.shtml

Microfoods for Caudate Larvae:

http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/microfoods.shtml