Dobrogicus the barbarian

[peter5930]

Here's couple of videos showing the before and after of four Triturus dobrogicus juveniles that I bought in spring of 2011.

As juveniles, I ended up separating them into individual tubs because whenever one caught a worm at feeding time, another one would attack it and either try to steal the worm or grab the leg of the other newt and crocodile-spin to tear it off. It didn't matter that there were worms all over the place; if one newt caught a worm, that's the worm that the other newts wanted.

Dobrogicus the barbarian (Triturus dobrogicus) - YouTube

This is them this year. I put them back in a single tank together, and they've resolved their differences and joined together in love and harmony, or at least in procreation.

danube crested newts (Triturus dobrogicus) courting - YouTube

 

[Niels D]

Haha. Like the music of the original movie. Suits these monsters well.

 

[Azhael]

whenever one caught a worm at feeding time, another one would attack it and either try to steal the worm or grab the leg of the other newt and crocodile-spin to tear it off. It didn't matter that there were worms all over the place

Typical!
I love it that as soon as the female falls from the heavens, the male stops mid-fan and focuses on her.