P. caudopunctatus new morph!

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here 'he' is, i guess it will be while before i can sex it, but here are the shots. at 4 am my time it was still aquatic but the gills were so small and the caudal fin was gone so i moved it to a small container full of java moss and water-as of 9 am it was up on the sides of the container shunning water and breathing air, so now its just in the container with damp moss.....anyone know what these guys like best to eat? pics arent too good -its sort of shy....
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Nice! I know just about everyone who rears Paramesotriton does it in a different way, but I don't try to see my morphs (of hongkongs and fuzhongs) eat...I just throw in fruitflies and other 'sweepings'. How long is 'he'?- I'm thinking around an inch.
Caudos, I think, are slightly different regarding raising - I think Henk may have reared some (I seem to remember it on one of the newsletters he does) and Jessica Miller of livingunderworld definately did it. I would give those two an email. I have a feeling that caudos will be more damp-loving than the other Paramesotritons, Jessica has some pics of juvies which are aquatic.
The two species I've done seem to be very sluggish and timid as juvies so I just let them get on with it. I know Juraj gets them feeding on worm chunks, but I never seem to mannage. My fuzhongs are in the crucial period at the moment, about a fortnight after metamorphosis, so if any aren't eating I may lose them shortly. I;m on holiday for a fortnight on Saturday, which isn't the greatest timing...but that's the biggest advantage of this method - I can just put loads of fruitflies, aphids etc in rather than them depending on me to feed them.
Chris
 
yes they are sluggish fellows, i am thinking of having blackworms in the moss along with sprintails...what about temps?
 
I seem to remember Henk keeping them fairly warm and humid (like 73 or something, but don't take that as read as I don't have the world's best memory) - different to other Paramesotritons - due to shedding problems. I'll try to dig the article out for you.
 
oh, btw chris, i forgot to tell you, i measured 'him' and hes almost exactly 2" from nose to tail tip
 
here's the latest pics
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bad belly shot-hes a hard one to sit still!
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its eating blackworms, heres another shot from the day before
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Nice Paris. Looking very good. My fuzhongensis juvies survived my holiday abscence and appear to be eating. What sort of setup are you keeping him in?
Chris
 
hes in a kritter keeper with about 1/4" of water and java moss with live black worms, here is a shot of him in it
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here is the other remaining caudo offspring
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