Need Ideas

thanks everyone for the help
i'll be sure to look Jennifer

jeremy
 
hey i was reading this newt site and i found this in the Eastern Newt Section:
"Up to three efts or adults can be kept adequately in a 10-gallon tank. A 20-gallon tank will hold four to eight animals, and 10 to 12 can be kept in a 30-gallon aquarium."

is this true? it seems like an awful lot to me.

any help would be appreciated

jeremy
 
Jeremy:
Good luck finding the N. viridescens in the pet trade. I only found them once in a Michigan pet store about 10 years ago. However, they can be fairly common in the wild in southeastern Michigan. I commonly find efts in the springtime or fall under logs in the same counties that I mentioned in the other thread. However, as much of a caudate enthusiast and explorer that I am, I have never found an adult in the wild.
I believe that the next month or so would definitely be a good time to search for efts. If you are having a hard time finding areas to search for animals like this (and areas where it is not illegal to collect a couple), try state game areas (hunting lands). Of course I wouldnt go tramping around those areas during prime hunting seasons, but I have had a good amount of luck in places like those. Can't think of any spots off hand in your area though...
 
Mark, bad idea. You cant collect off State property without a scientific collecting permit.
 
The number of animals quoted seems about right to me. I kept 8 in a 15-gallon tank (which is the same length x width as a 20). They are small newts, so they weren't crowded. But they should be the only animals in the tank.
 
I wasnt aware of that Kaysie. Its a good thing that the only animals I have ever kept from collecting years ago (A. Maculatum and A. Laterale) were from my uncles property. Ill be sure to keep that in mind though.
 
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