Hynobius dunni

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chris

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here are a couple of pics - one of my setup and one of one dunni. I got these from Henk in the summer, and they are doing very well. The three bigger ones are still outside for the winter, and I brought the two smaller ones inside to make sure that they catch up with their siblings.
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Sorry about the poor quality of the picture of the animal itself - I had to use a very wide aperture which caused the shallow depth of field.
The land section of the tank is made from a pile of broken roof tiles and pottery, held back from the water by a large brick with lots of insulation holes in it. On top of that there is a layer of leaves and live lawn moss, with pieces of bark and insulation brick lying ontop or buried below the moss. The water contains a small amount of elodea sp. /egeria ??? and also a selection of sticks positioned parallel to the water surface as Henk has described for breeding, which may possibly happen in the spring.
The tank usually has a glass plate completely covering it to increase humidity.
The tank is in a garden shed with indirect sunlight. I've insulated it with polystyrene npw to stop actual freezing.
Chris
 
Like that setup Chris. If it gets *very* cold, still a danger of freezing? I know apples stored in my shed freeze solid if we have a hard winter...
 
Alan
thanks - it was set up for 18months before getting them as the originally planned pickup fell through due to flu and bad backs...
Re the freezing - its been OK so far, and I have covered the top, sides and back with insulation. There is always condensation on the inside of the tank, sugggesting that the temps inside are warmer. I will be watching them closely though. Also, the windows are now closed in the shed.
Chris
 
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