In praise of the alpine newt

[CaudataCam]

Hi guys! I really loved seeing your older alpines because I get to see how nice my juveniles will become. I'm new to the hobby as I've had an eastern newt previously but nothing else. I now have 2 alpines, a male and a female, that I recently got from Michael Shrom. I now have to say "Michael Shrom is the bomb!"

Both pictures are of my male alpine. My female was hiding under some rocks or something. I'll need to get a picture of her too.

 

[Methos5K]

I am also a proud new newt parent of 4 Italian alpines from Michael Shrom. Our newts are family mate! :happy: Just over a week now and I've already witnessed breeding behavior. I can watch these magnificent creatures for hours.

 

[SteGriffWales]

ive never even appreciated the beauty of this species before just wow oh wow im thinking i may have to source some my self ,thanks for the pics of arm twisting guys haha

 

[Chinadog]

Here's a couple of recent snaps of my young alpines. They've really kept me guessing as to what sex they are. Out of the three I thought were all females, two of them are actually males! Mind you I'm not complaining, they really are stunning, and they're not even a year old yet.

 

[ken123]

my favorite too. mine are young-

 

[Chinadog]

Here's a few more recent snaps. They are almost exactly a year old and just keep getting brighter and brighter!

 

[Foree]

I love all these pictures so much, you have some beautiful newts friend

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[ken123]

One of three little guys (I got from Michel-days before the band) and new tank setup half bare bottom & planted substrate...

 

[Methos5K]

Fully morphed, crawling out of the water for the first time.

 

[shnabo]

those are beautiful. i've been looking for alpine newts in canada for a while now but no luck, no one seems to have them! I wonder if its possible to ship from europe

 

[Methos5K]

those are beautiful. i've been looking for alpine newts in canada for a while now but no luck, no one seems to have them! I wonder if its possible to ship from europe

I really wish I could sell some of these to you. I have several tanks filled with juveniles needing homes. I'm selling them to several pet shops in my state, directly via fb and criaglist ads; and I still have dozens of them. At least I have them all eating voraciously on sinking ZooMed newt pellets. It's a lot cheaper then the live blackworms I raised them on

 

[ken123]

Just dig these little guys-!

 

[Chinadog]

Here we go again, another year's gone in a flash, but at least it means it's Alpine breeding time once more!
Each season they seem to get a little bigger and a little brighter, their bellies are steadily getting a deeper orange as well.
Sometimes, when I see more exotic species available I think about moving the Alpines on to make a space, and each spring I'm glad I didn't.

 

[Methos5K]

Another breeding season for the alpines here as well. They seem to be like Tribbles here, they just keep multiplying.

 

[jewett]

Yep, my 2.4 adult group is gearing up, too (at least the males are, anyway) and the 1.1 juveniles I kept from 2015 are looking and acting like mini versions of their parents Such grand little newts!

HJ

 

[sms2256]

These are lovely Chinadog, just got some young ones last year myself , its lovely to watch them growing up,

 

[Chinadog]

Yep, my 2.4 adult group is gearing up, too (at least the males are, anyway) and the 1.1 juveniles I kept from 2015 are looking and acting like mini versions of their parents Such grand little newts!

HJ

Come on, you can't say things like that and not post a few snaps!

 

[stanleyc]

Is it fair to say that apuanus more often have that faint band of yellow/brown between the black spotted band and the dorsal blue, compared to alpestris and cyreni? That seems to be the case to me from the pictures I've seen.

 

[SeraphimSept]

My male is cresting up nicely, and it seems the female is getting plump too, so I am hoping to find some eggs ...

 

[juraj]

I reckon the beauty of an adult male alpine in full breeding dress is hard to beat

Exactly !
Here are some fresh snaps of wild animals. Thanks for starting this thread.
j.