First morph P. caudopunctatus

[jennifer]

Here is my first metamorph of any Paramesotriton; it is P. caudopunctatus. To me, it looks surprisingly similar to my Cynops ensicauda morphs.

Does this setup look reasonable? For now, the morph is hanging out in the water dish, but I doubt it will stay there.

 

[juraj]

Interesting. Inform us what it will prefer.

 

[jennifer]

The next morning it was out of the water dish. I assume it will probably stay under the bark somewhere. I will keep a few blackworms in the dish, just in case.

 

[joseph]

Good going!

How big is it?

 

[paris]

have you seen it eat yet? mine are fat enough but i havent seen them eat and am not sure if the good weight is still residual from before morphing. i have some at room temp and some at 65, they are very sluggish little guys.

 

[jennifer]

Sluggish is right! They look like Cynops, but the behavior is completely different. The second one also morphed and looks good.

I stocked the tub with small woodlice and I'm adding some fruitflies every couple of days. All I can do is hope that they eat, there's no way I can know for sure until a few months from now, when they either look bigger or... not.

 

[gord]

I've had three caudo morphs for 3 months.They are not shy, and feed greedily on fruit fly larvae.I have them separated in 6 inch tupperware homes. I'm amazed how alert they are as compared to other juves i'm raising. Will consider trying to get them aquatic in a few more months.

GE