Sutible food for triturus

[william]

i'm about to get some t. helveticus and vulgaris and i was wondering what food would be best for them. would earth worms be okay?

 

[anthony]

hi will
earthworms bloodworms live or frozen live daphinia.

 

[william]

thank you anthony, will they only accept live foods or will chopped earthworms be ok?

 

[jennifer]

Will, are they adults or morphs? This makes a big difference in what foods they are likely to accept.

 

[colin]

chopped is great for smaller newts

 

[william]

i think i've got a very small adult, 2" roughly, but how do you tell the difference?

(Message edited by will_j on October 26, 2004)

 

[william]

well i've found a single adult male triturus vulgaris. i've had him for just under a week now and he will not eat a thing. he is wild caught so maybe he is still settling down. but what can i do to help him eat?

 

[kim]

release him if he dont eat?

 

[frank]

bloodworms (frozen also), daphnia, buffaloworms sometimes and a lot more that will fit in their mouth