Grey coloration in Cynops orientalis

[heather]

Hey guys,
I was walking through a store selling Cynops orientalis and saw that some of the newts had a greyish coloration. I know that there are fire bellied newts that have this color naturally but:

could they also get this color when they are sick??

i liked the color they were but i hesitated to buy one in case of illness. Can anyone answer my question?

 

[TJ]

Check out this thread, entitled "Grey orientalis":

http://www.caudata.org/forum/messages/13/8466.html

Here's a grey one of mine:

 

[heather]

Thanx Tim! great photos in that thread, and yours is perfectly healthy right??

maybe i will go down tot he store and get one of the grey males they have!!

 

[chris]

still isolate it for a while though!
Chris

 

[heather]

oh of course, i know that!

 

[TJ]

Here's a different one:

(Message edited by tj on July 16, 2006)

 

[TJ]

I should note that this is a phase as the above newt was as black as the others when I got her. Still, that's not to say that all the others can also become like this. I simply don't know.