Cynops pyrrhogaster sasayamae - juvenile

[paul]

Hi!

Now I post some pics of my Cynops pyrrhogaster sasayamae one day after metamorphosis:

And for this subspecies the typical red dorsal stripe:

You can see that they are already red, because I mostly feed them with Artemia, Daphnia, Sheet lice, Hyalella azteca.
(like: http://www.caudata.org/forum/messages/985/16530.html?1086507173 )
You also can see the rest of the gills.

Paul

 

[francesco]

Hi Paul
How did you manage to keep him still in the first picture?

 

[paul]

Hi Francesco,

I say to him "be a good boy, turn on your back, Francesco will see your pretty belly"

Paul

 

[joseph]

What are sheet lice?


Mind telling me how you culture you "scuds'. I have a culture running...but I think mine are probably gammarus.

 

[paul]

Hm - is this not the right English word?
I mean Aphidae (aphids) - small insects (parasits) on plants!

Paul

 

[TJ]

Very interesting, Paul. Have you read the report "Food Habit of the Juvenile of the Japanese Newt Cynops pyrrhogaster" by Kumi Matsui, Koji Mochida and Masahisa Nakamura?

Zoological Science 20: 855-859 (2003)

 

[joeri]

Cool, I was wondering if I could feed newts those little "leaf lice". I have more than enough of them on my basil and lettuce.

 

[joseph]

Seriously, how did you keep it still? Probably be less stressful treating a sore on the belly of a female C. O

 

[paul]

o.k.
It was coincidence that the newt lay calmly for a while. I used that quickly for a photo.

Paul