Noto V V eggs!

[EasternNewtLove]

This morning I found 27 N. v. v. eggs in my newts tank. They've been removed. My first "eggs-perience" was a false alarm. Just a piece of sinking newt pellet. That made me feel foolish. But now I'm sure they are eggs. I can see the little larva developing inside. I'm so excited! Can they be fed chopped white worms? And would it be ok to chop white worms, put them in and let them eat them as they please? I'd be cleaning the tank a half hour after feeding and then removing the dead worms.

I wish I could share some with all of you! But unfortunately, NH law prohibits the sale or shipping of any and all native species to other states without a permit. I doubt I could get one. That's my vague description of the regulations for reptiles and amphibians off of the NH Fish and Game site.

 

[Traxolotl]

pics?

 

[EasternNewtLove]

I'll try to get some. My camera isn't that great with close ups. I guess they'll show up when you least expect them. I had given up on them laying any.

 

[SpaceCadetHayde]

I sort white worms and feed the smallest possible white worms. I don't know how well white worms do after being chopped. When feeding whole, live whiteworms I can leave them in for a few hours with no problems.

They may be too small when they start eating to eat white worms. I usually throw my eggs in a pond type tank with lots of copepods and microscopic food. I separate them as they get big enough for chopped blackworms.

 

[uwe]

This morning I found 27 N. v. v. eggs in my newts tank. They've been removed. My first "eggs-perience" was a false alarm. Just a piece of sinking newt pellet. That made me feel foolish. But now I'm sure they are eggs. I can see the little larva developing inside. I'm so excited! Can they be fed chopped white worms? And would it be ok to chop white worms, put them in and let them eat them as they please? I'd be cleaning the tank a half hour after feeding and then removing the dead worms.

I wish I could share some with all of you! But unfortunately, NH law prohibits the sale or shipping of any and all native species to other states without a permit. I doubt I could get one. That's my vague description of the regulations for reptiles and amphibians off of the NH Fish and Game site.

What are you feeding? The eggs don´t need any food.

Uwe

 

[Greatwtehunter]

You'll probably need to start off the larvae on baby brine shrimp for at least the first week or so. After that, they can be fed live white worms and black worms.

Here is a caresheet for Notophthalmus viridescens that will help you through the whole thing.

 

[EasternNewtLove]

I do have some really tiny whitw worms. I'll find the smallest. Well of course I know the eggs don't need food I mean when they hatch. Would micro worms work too? I'm thinking of buying some.

I'll check out the notophthalmus page!

 

[Greatwtehunter]

Microworms will work...but only for the first few weeks due to their small size.

 

[EasternNewtLove]

Alright! Thanks for the help I'll let you know how they turn out. I found 2 more eggs this morning.

 

[Niels D]

Congradulations of course! I raise allmost all my larvae (Pleurodeles, Notophtalmus, Triturus, etc) with baby brineshrimp using the brineshrimp hatchery dish. Really can't do without it. No air pump needed and no problems seperating the eggs from the shells.

Just google "brineshrimp hatchery dish"!

 

[EasternNewtLove]

Hey everyone. Apparently 2 hatched yesterday. While I was in Canada! Noooo! I didn't get to see it! It's a little disappointing but 27 more eggs to go.

 

[EasternNewtLove]

I posted a few pictures in an album.