Taricha granulosa eggs (& hopefully larvae)

[TJ]

Hi Kara. I missed that post. I'm happy to report that it's doing fine

 

[jennifer]

Great, Tim. Interesting, it still has the gimpy tail.

 

[kara]

awesome! was wondering if youd update...
what are you calling him?
that is great progress. I havnt heard of taricha being raised in captivity like that!

 

[TJ]

Hehe, yeah, I'm happy he/she survived. No name, but perhaps I should call it "Gimpy"

(Message edited by TJ on October 25, 2006)

 

[TJ]

Gimpy's nowadays looking more and more Taricha-like, taking on the characteristic coloration;

(Message edited by TJ on November 02, 2006)

 

[dane]

wonderful!, how big is the little rascal?

 

[TJ]

Heya Dane. It was about 3 cm in that photo. It morphed a few days ago:

It's tail looks pretty normal:

I'm keeping it in a small container so with paper towel (changed daily) with the food being fruit flies and fruit fly larvae. Any suggestions on raising Taricha morphs? Are they more difficult than C. ensicauda morphs?

 

[jennifer]

That is absolutely adorable, Tim. Looks like his tail turned out just fine. Too bad Pin-pin isn't here - both to enjoy the cuteness and to advise on morph care. Good luck!

 

[pin-pin]

Aw. It looks really sweet Tim.

I know that Tara Edwards raised her juveniles on fly larvae, I've always just handfed mine with chopped earthworms. They don't seem to be as sharp in getting the food into their mouths (I do notice the tongue coming out at times), but they do show enthusiasm.

They don't seem to be that picky, as long as it moves (slowly) and it fits into their mouths, they are perfectly fine with anything. I went on vacation for 3 weeks and left a batch with my friend on a white worm culture and they were fine.

 

[tara]

Tim
PinPin is correct. When my Tarichas underwent metamorphosis i started them off on fruitflies and also the larvae. When they got a little bigger I moved onto small housefly larvae which are much more fattening. Of course there are beneficial side effects to working with insects (as I do).

I have found it relatively easy to raise these through the so called "difficult metamorphosis stage". I have raised two sets in two different years (7 larvae then 1) and all have survived through the first two years with very little effort on my part.
Tara

 

[jeff]

My goodness. That's the most adorable little granulosa I've ever laid eyes on.

 

[ryan]

How do you keep that elodea alive in that container like that?