Raising pyrrhos with ensicauda males?

AuSu

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I've had difficulties in pyrrhogaster babies growth (they morph really tiny, 2-2,5 cm) and that of course makes it lot harder to keep them alive on terrestial stage for me. Today I got two newly hatched babies accidently in siphon and this idea crossed my mind. I have ensicaudas (two males so no babies ever there) downstairs in same room with h. orientalis and orientalis aquatic growth is better so I've assumed it's due temperature (18-19, pyrrhos 20 celsius) since all the other basic care is same. What are the risks if I try what happens with these two guys? Pathogens - rest of their life -> difficulties in re-homing them as adults, as it could be harmful to other pyrrhos? Is that a real problem when I suppose all my newts are WC and probably traveled hard with all sorts of tankmates? Being eaten is not something I worry. Could this harm my ensicaudas?
I can't start another raising tank and feel most comfortable growing babies with adults (no extra work). Probably just let them back with pyrrhos, just wondering...
 
After thinking a while, I released them with their own species tank. I'd surely concern about the health risk issues so take the safe way.
 
In theory they would probably be ok, but I think you made the right choice. I do know of one adult pyrrho that was killed recently by exposure to H. orientalis.
Last year I raised some baby pyrrhos terrestrially in a plastic tub with paper towel substrate and a pile of fresh leaf litter at one end. They did very well mostly finding their own food in the leaf litter while they were at their smallest and most awkward to feed. I just cleaned them out once a week and replaced the leaf litter. It might be worth a try if you don't have many babies?
Sorry for the late reply, I missed your post somehow.
 
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