Question: Female C. pyrrhogaster - cloacal change

[evut]

One of my C. pyrrhogaster females has a slightly odd looking cloaca now - more protruding and the edges have a kind of translucent whitish colour, . What does this mean? I can't find anything about this anywhere (on this website or the internet).
One of the males has been quite keen to breed for a few weeks now so I wonder what this could mean...?
The fourth photo is of the other female for comparison.
Thanks for your help!

 

[Joost]

looks like your female is also in breeding behaviour. Is she also interested in the male's avances?

 

[evut]

I'm not sure... I think sometimes she lets him court her a bit. He's been pestering both females but only this one (the bigger one) looks like this. I have to say it worries me that they might breed - I'm a complete beginner and have only had these guys since May. They were tiny and terrestrial when I got them so they're quite young.

 

[Azhael]

Congratulations you have an adult female! xD
My biggest female is also mature (well, she became mature some time ago) and looks just like that. I don´t want to crush your hopes, but you should know that this doesn´t mean she will necessarily breed. She may breed, but then again the majority of the eggs might be duds.
I quite like your posts about your pyrrhogaster hehe, my group is more or less in the same stage as yours, and they too look fat and happy

 

[evut]

No hopes crushed, Azhael, I'm really not ready to be raising newt kids

 

[Joost]

you can give the eggs away to someone who does like to raise them

 

[evut]

I know that's a possibility but at the moment I'll be quite happy if the newts postpone breeding :happy:
Thanks!