N.v.l. Larvae

[caudatadude28]

Here are some pics of my N.v.l. larvae(central newts, a subspecies of eastern newts). They are 1-1.5 inches long, some may be close to 2 inches. They are aquiring colors but I am not certain if they will become efts or aquatic adults. Comments are welcomed.

 

[xMIDNIGHTx]

They sure are stuffing their tummy full! They look great AJ! I assume that if kept in a clean cool aquatic setup that they might stay aquatic but that is pure speculation.

Mitch

 

[Greatwtehunter]

I seriously doubt they'll go terrestrial, it's just not that common with this species.

Nice work AJ, they certainly do look fat and happy.

 

[caudatadude28]

Thanks guys, they are certainly fat and seem to be healthy. I hope we are all right and they stay aquatic.

 

[salamandra]

Lovely newts mate

 

[Nathan050793]

They look pretty good, AJ! They seem to be quite close to morphing.

 

[firesalamander]

beautiful larvae!

 

[caudatadude28]

Thanks everyone. I didnt expect this much positve feedback since N.v.l.'s are pretty drab compared to many other newt species. They do have their own appeal though.

 

[caudatadude28]

A quick update, two of them have morphed and wanted on land so I moved them to a terrestrial cage. The rest are still larvae or are remaining aquatic. I hope the rest stay aquatic. The two efts are in a small hexagon tank because that is what I have available right now. There are a bunch of whiteworms loose and some in a dish as well as a few spring tails. I am trying to culture some local woodlouse to get some babies to feed to them. I will try the smallest form of pheonix worms later too most likely. Well here they are and more pics should follow soon.

 

[Nathan050793]

Gah. I'm very jealous, AJ. They look good! Swamping them with an assortment of live foods is a good plan and should hopefully give you some success.

 

[dane_zu]

cool stuff!

wered you get the larva?

 

[caudatadude28]

I got eggs which hatched into larvae. I got them from a local pond.