Couple Pictures of my courting T. Grans

[oregon newt]

My newts have started mating. Here are a couple pictures of them.

 

[John]

Re: Couple Pictures of my breeding T. Grans

Well amplexus is one thing but do you have eggs or attempted spermatophore transfer (find any in the tank)?

 

[louise]

Re: Couple Pictures of my breeding T. Grans

Lovely pictures!

 

[Otterwoman]

Re: Couple Pictures of my breeding T. Grans

Ha, that pic could have been taken in my tank too. They did a lot of amplexing last year and nothing to show for it. Maybe this year...

 

[oregon newt]

Re: Couple Pictures of my breeding T. Grans

No eggs or spermatophore transfer as far as I know. What exactly does a spermatophore look like?

 

[Jennewt]

Re: Couple Pictures of my breeding T. Grans

I would call this courtship, not mating. Most often, a spermatophore will just look like a non-descript white bit on the bottom of the tank. By the time I see them, they are usually deteriorating and don't look like much. If you happen to see a fresh one, it would look like:
http://www.caudata.org/cc/images/species/Ambystoma/A_mexicanum1PURIC.jpg
http://www.caudata.org/people/JM/pics/spphoresTk.JPG