Fire Belly Newt planning

I can but since I'm a starter I'm still going for Fire Belly Newts because they seem to be easy to care and common, a ideal starting point in the hobby.

I don't wan't to order anything big yet like Axolotl I'm not cut out for it yet.
 
Axolotls are easy to care for as well, they are more keen on eating pelleted food than WC newts
 
I think I'll pass on the Axolotl maybe next time If I get a 20g I'll keep 2.

I wen't to the store today and I saw there was no newts. He said that another batch will be coming tomorrow that will range in P150 - P200 ($3.18 - $4.24). He said they where captive bred in a indoor farm. I kinda 50/50 believe it. I asked questions like If they where from China, he replied with "No they didn't that would be illegal. Especially If caught from the wild." Philippines does really look unto deeply in regarding animal welfare.

After hearing they would be available tomorrow I wen't home and cutted my land area then used suction cups to attach it in the glass.
 
Make sure that you look at them for external injuries and behavior before you do purchase the newts. And if you do get them, don't forget to take pictures!
 
AndreDecasa said:
I think I'll pass on the Axolotl maybe next time If I get a 20g I'll keep 2.

I wen't to the store today and I saw there was no newts. He said that another batch will be coming tomorrow that will range in P150 - P200 ($3.18 - $4.24). He said they where captive bred in a indoor farm. I kinda 50/50 believe it. I asked questions like If they where from China, he replied with "No they didn't that would be illegal. Especially If caught from the wild." Philippines does really look unto deeply in regarding animal welfare.

After hearing they would be available tomorrow I wen't home and cutted my land area then used suction cups to attach it in the glass.
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He's full of it. Who would be able to house and feed newts for up to three years until they mature and have reached a size the petstores will buy for $3.18?
 
I agree, the only way that you'll get a captive bred animal are from these scenarios, listed from most likely to least

1. It's a rare species, like the Iranian Kaiser newt
2. It's so commonly bred that it's guaranteed to be CB, like the Axolotl
3. They actually know what they're doing, and stay away from WC animals and supply CB ones
 
I think he mentioned something about the newts coming from fellow newt owners who uses his shop to dispatch extra newts but this happens occasionally though. His main supplier was the "indoor farm".
 
I'm still calling his bluff. This species majority in captivity comes from directly WC specimens, captive farming would still take a long time for the efts to become a large enough size to sell, let alone how potential buyers would feed some that small! Either he's right (Which is a very, very slim chance) or it's another couple of newts that were exported from China. Think of it like the ivory trade, or blood diamonds, there's no way of actually knowing if it came from legal practices or illegal practices, so just stay away from those all together
 
Are there like disadvantages If I get WC specimens? Would they mostly be low grade or low quality in health and physical features unlike CB specimens?
 
For now I'm trying to cover all the holes in the tank, I have a dog I think that would be fatal for her If she tries to tamper with the escaped newt.
 
It wouldn't die, but yes, the dog would get somewhat ill, make sure that there is a lid for their permanent tank
 
AndreDecasa said:
Are there like disadvantages If I get WC specimens? Would they mostly be low grade or low quality in health and physical features unlike CB specimens?
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WC specimens typically have illness or parasites that are hard to treat, even for some experienced reptile and amphibian vets. CB species or animals will have none of those, plus, they'll be more likely to imprint on foods easily supplied by the care-giver, for instance, they could imprint on a certain prey only found only where they live. CB specimens are also much brighter in color, and are less shy
 
Yeah with all the things you guys said and after I visited the store (saw the newts injured and not good looking.) I think I will just keep African Dwarf Frogs instead. I really think It is a inhumane idea to cofiscate them from the wild.

Thanks will the help guys.
 
Not to be that guy, but African dwarf frogs aren't a good choice either, they can carry chytrid fungus and die from it, and it's essentiality the same problem as the newts unfortunately
 
Uhh, not really. The African clawed frog (Not dwarf) is heavily CB, but you could look around here for species that you could care for that are easy to keep (Triturus species come to mind)
 
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