Happy birthday to me! New apuanus!

[l.]

Got my new apuanus juvies from Jenn yesterday, and spent all night trying to get my camera to focus on the little guys. This is what came out:

This one's really pale, for some reason (though not that orange, that's just the light in the room):

And here's Margaret (paramesotriton hongkongensis, I belive), peeking out of the one and only plastic plant that I have, which she LOVES, for some reason:

 

[coen]

lovely photos, thanks for sharing!

Apuanus are really interesting species. What do you feed them?

 

[l.]

They haven't actually eaten yet (I'll try again tonight), so I'll have to see what they like.

(Jenn said they've been eating a pretty good variety of stuff - frozen beefheart, blackworms, pellets, chopped earthworms, etc).

 

[coen]

Sounds good! Please let us know how it's going, and if they've eaten

 

[l.]

They're eating just fine (yay!) - I've fed them twice now, chopped earthworm bits. They're ravenous little buggers, just like my pleurodeles.

(Message edited by s1ren on October 26, 2006)

 

[jennifer]

Glad to hear it! Despite their small size, they have incredible appetites

 

[coen]

That's great

good luck!

 

[ravenous]

Darn right lucky him!

Those are some great pics/newts. Can you post a pic of the whole tank?

 

[charles]

Nice, I have been raising some from egg's I got from Jenn and they are growing up fast.