Ease of care

[pswuid]

Everyone says that fire bellied newts are one of the easiest to take care of. How much trickier is it to take care of other newts? What is the next tier of newt?

Thanks

 

[Sith the turtle]

By "Ease of care" Fire-bellies are pretty easy, it's only a matter of finding some that are CB, and not WC, unlike most sick H.orientalis in the trade. They're about to be very difficult and valuable though, as this ban will make it hard to get any, unless they're in your state. I'd recommend getting some Triturus species before the ban is enforced. (Which is on the 28th, so better act quick!) According to people who keep them, they're typically healthy, CB, and are good captives. Here are their care-sheets: Caudata Culture Species Entry - Crested Triturus species Caudata Culture Species Entry - Triturus marmoratus Caudata Culture Species Entry - Lissotriton (Triturus) boscai and Caudata Culture Species Entry - Mesotriton (Triturus) alpestris And I know these aren't true Triturus per say, but they are European newts just the same. Pleurodeles waltl is an easy species too, here's it's care-sheet: Caudata Culture Species Entry - Pleurodeles waltl