Newts out of water at night

[JoshBA]

A few weeks ago I adapted 3 subadult c. e. popei to a semi aquatic tank. Right now 2 have become aquatic, but only during the daytime; at night, they just stay on the floating cork bark. Is this normal for younger newts? The tank is full of java moss and there is about 7 inches of water. Its not too much of a concern for me but I'm just curious to why they do this.

 

[froggy]

Lots of newts will come out the water at night. As long as they are in the water during the day, acting and feeding normally, I wouldn't worry. You will probably find that as they mature they will come out less at night and eventually just sit near the surface with the head out of the water sometimes.

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[JoshBA]

Awesome, thanks for the reply!

 

[jasper408]

I've found C.e.popei to be generally less aquatic than all of the other species I own. Even as adults, they like to hang out on the floating plants with their upper body/head above the water, and are frequently on top of the cork bark float.

 

[JoshBA]

That is very interesting. Now I'm glad I built a large land area in the paludarium I recently set up for them.

 

[imheretowatch]

My newts are always out of the water at night probably to rest from a long day of swimming as long as they are eating well and are in the water during the day i think your newts are perfectly healthy