Marbled newt updates

[Red Eft14]

So my marbled newts that I got from Micheal Shrom in June or July(I forgot lol,but it was one of those months) are getting bigger.They are now finally eating in front of me and when I drop wax worms they pound on them and gobble them up.They adapted to there setup(terrestrial) and are now not as shy as they use to be.I'll keep updateing every time something new happens with them :happy:

 

[Red Eft14]

Marbled newt update 9/20/11

Another marbled newt update!Last time I think I talked about how they grew and how they were pounding on waxworms.Today I took out myruler and measured them at 3 inches!When I got them they were 2 inches.I got them in July.So they grew a inch in 3 months.

 

[Jennewt]

Re: Marbled newt update 9/20/11

Red, could I ask you to please post all of your updates into a single thread? That way people can follow the progress over time.

 

[Red Eft14]

Re: Marbled newt update 9/20/11

Oh ok yeahh that makes more sence.

 

[Otterwoman]

Re: Marbled newt update 9/20/11

Well take good care of those things. I had a colony of 12 when they were laying and they all died in the last month and now after producing over 100 morphs this year I have only two adults left. I think they laid themselves to death.

 

[evut]

Re: Marbled newt update 9/20/11

Be careful with the waxworms. They are very fattening and should only be fed occasionally. They aren't the easiest to digest either - one of my salamanders nearly died from an impaction after eating waxworms.

 

[Red Eft14]

Re: Marbled newt update 9/20/11

Well take good care of those things. I had a colony of 12 when they were laying and they all died in the last month and now after producing over 100 morphs this year I have only two adults left. I think they laid themselves to death.

Dam really,that's crazy that they can do that.

Be careful with the waxworms. They are very fattening and should only be fed occasionally. They aren't the easiest to digest either - one of my salamanders nearly died from an impaction after eating waxworms.

Yeah I know but I'am going to get whiteworms from otterwoman and dwarf isopods from Micheal.So I could mix up there diet.I don't feed them crickets since they are harder for them to catch and it's a pain to keep sticking the bag of crickets in the fridge every time I have to feed them(I do this because it slows the crickets down but it gets annoying lol)

 

[Red Eft14]

Marbled newt update 10/29/11: So as I was feeding my newts I noticed that one of them is a dark coloration and its more black then green in some spots.Also it's stomach has light black specks.I'am not sure if this is normal coloration or what but it seems to be doing fine.

 

[Otterwoman]

It's normal for them to vary in color between an almost 'neon' green to a darker green.

 

[EasternNewtLove]

Re: Marbled newt update 9/20/11

Its a good thing you said that, I bought some the other day and have been feeding them to my african clawed frogs so I should start giving them as treats only.

 

[Viv]

Re: Marbled newt update 9/20/11

Its a good thing you said that, I bought some the other day and have been feeding them to my african clawed frogs so I should start giving them as treats only.

For a second I thought you were talking about the newts and I was like !

 

[Red Eft14]

Thank's I was thinking that it was abnormal at first and I got worried lol.