fouramigos
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Hey all!
Ok so I've scoped out some of the terrestrial and semi-aquatic tanks for FBNs and I have to say, I'm preferring the semi-aquatic set ups, even though land set ups are easier to keep clean that with water, but they are amphibious creatures with webbed feet and a finned tail, so naturally wouldn't they be more at home in semi-aquatic environment?
I also noticed that plants play a huge role in both semi-aquatic and terrestrial set ups, and I do not have any foliage except a tiny hard plastic plant, which they only run to if it's a hiding spot. Could this be a big part of my problem?
Now someone mentioned adding some leaf litter to their environment they are in at the moment, just leaf litter from like a garden or is this special stuff I buy at a pet store or gardening store?
What about if I go to a forest and grab some moss that has been growing on a log or rock? What if I collect wood or rocks with moss already on it and place them in the 30 gallon? And how about plants, can I find a pond in a woodland and snag some lily pads and such, then just re-plant them in the tank?
And I was wondering...woodlice, don't know what they look like but assume that I can also finds these in the woodlands as well...by pulling bark off trees? Now when I collect these, or even fruit flies, do I have to worry about infestation of any kind lol! To get my own fruit flies, do I just stick a small piece of fruit in the newts habitat? And how about raising my own little worms, I live in an apartment so composting isn't possible as much as I would love to. I need to find variety for these guys because so far they prefer meal worms mostly, one or two may go for a piece of cut up BIG worm, but I have witnessed at least one of them spit out a worm and go for the meal worm instead...not good as far as I know.
They are very interesting animals, I do enjoy tending to them, but they are very new to me, and unlike a dog or cat, even fish for that matter, I can't tell if they are happy lol! Thank you all for ALL the help
roud:
Ok so I've scoped out some of the terrestrial and semi-aquatic tanks for FBNs and I have to say, I'm preferring the semi-aquatic set ups, even though land set ups are easier to keep clean that with water, but they are amphibious creatures with webbed feet and a finned tail, so naturally wouldn't they be more at home in semi-aquatic environment?
I also noticed that plants play a huge role in both semi-aquatic and terrestrial set ups, and I do not have any foliage except a tiny hard plastic plant, which they only run to if it's a hiding spot. Could this be a big part of my problem?
Now someone mentioned adding some leaf litter to their environment they are in at the moment, just leaf litter from like a garden or is this special stuff I buy at a pet store or gardening store?
What about if I go to a forest and grab some moss that has been growing on a log or rock? What if I collect wood or rocks with moss already on it and place them in the 30 gallon? And how about plants, can I find a pond in a woodland and snag some lily pads and such, then just re-plant them in the tank?
And I was wondering...woodlice, don't know what they look like but assume that I can also finds these in the woodlands as well...by pulling bark off trees? Now when I collect these, or even fruit flies, do I have to worry about infestation of any kind lol! To get my own fruit flies, do I just stick a small piece of fruit in the newts habitat? And how about raising my own little worms, I live in an apartment so composting isn't possible as much as I would love to. I need to find variety for these guys because so far they prefer meal worms mostly, one or two may go for a piece of cut up BIG worm, but I have witnessed at least one of them spit out a worm and go for the meal worm instead...not good as far as I know.
They are very interesting animals, I do enjoy tending to them, but they are very new to me, and unlike a dog or cat, even fish for that matter, I can't tell if they are happy lol! Thank you all for ALL the help
roud:
