Morphed, what do I do now?

[david]

My Vittatus babies morphed today. Wow I never expected them to be so small. I have set them up in a land based container with coconut bark subtrate, moss, a small dish of water, and the cork bark they were hiding in in there tank. What now? I need to feed them something, what is best and easiest at this point. I need a food source I can give them now so starting a culture info would help but not right away. Please tell me if I am doing this correctly, it is my first time with babies and I am so attached to them I don,t want to mess it up.

 

[morg]

David
Flightless fruitflies, including fruitfly maggots,pinhead crickets,grindal worms and springtails.
You could also try collectng tiny insects by shaking a tree branch over a bucket, or sweeping a fine net through nettles.
If doing this try to make sure that no pesticides have been used in the area you collect from.
I know exactly what you mean about the size of these newts on metamorphosis, as I had the same problems last year.
The newts in question are still with me though and doing well.

Take a look at the section on bringing up juvenile newts on Henk Walleys site, you can find this on the links section of this site.
Hope all goes well for you

 

[jennifer]

In addition to Morg's excellent suggestions, you may be able to get them to eat live blackworms from a very shallow dish (wading depth).

 

[david]

Thanks to all for your suggestions. At this point I have fed fruitflies, pinheads, and the tubifex. i have not seen any of them eat but many are growing and looking fat. A few will not make it though as they are looking small and skinny. Talk to ya all soon.
David