How old do fire belly newts get?

[Molch]

I've had 4 C. pyrrhogaster for 12 years now. They were already adult when I got them, so I guess they're at least 15 years old. How old can these guys get? Mine are going strong; and I'll try to breed them again next spring. Hope they're not too old to do, ya, know, the whoopie...

 

[FrogEyes]

I'm aware of one Cynops ensicauda which, although looking geriatric 15 years ago, is still around at an age well over 30 and possibly approaching 40. I suspect that many salamanders can easily reach 20 or more years in captivity, as can a great many "short-lived" herps.

 

[Joost]

I have a group of wc C. e. ensicauda from 1993 which wre also adults when captured from the wild. So there are at least 20 to 21 years old, and still breeding.

 

[Molch]

that's cool. My goodness, these guys might even outlive me!

 

[fabian]

Hi,
I got my oldest female in 1985, she was adult then. And I have two females raised in 1992 by myself. All are laying eggs almost every year.

Fabian