Taricha pictures

[ester]

Just two shots.. my dark eyed enigma and a more usual specimen.

 

[ryan]

Very nice, what's so unusual about the 2nd picture?

 

[ester]

The first one is unusual (dark eyes), the 2nd one usual

 

[abrahm]

Wow, that dark eyed Taricha is really striking! Those eyes really capture you. I love the normal Taricha, but that's just unusual.

 

[ryan]

Sorry i read it wrong I thought it said "and a more unusual specimen."

 

[michelle]

Beautiful pictures as always Ester. Who couldn't love a Taricha? Those black eyes are amazing, I'm blown away!

 

[kara]

is the first one blind? and, are they torosa??

 

[michelle]

The one thing I love about all of your pictures is your Tarichas looks like they have been having a great time playing in the dirt. They remind me of little kids who need their faces wiped. I chuckle every time I see a picture of one of your Tarichas and there is dirt hanging from its face.
Correct me if I am wrong but I do not think the first Taricha is blind. Enigma is a fancy word for something that can't be explained. I would like to know also though, because the eyes come out passed the top part of the head in the pictures are they torosa?

 

[ester]

The dark eyed one is definitely not blind, she just lacks the yellow/gold pigment in the eyes. As for granulosa/torosa, I simply can't tell. I have never seen a 100% certified torosa and Pin pin always tells me torosa is rare in the pet trade, even if it as sold as such doesn't mean it has to be a torosa.
And yes, I too believe they are a happy band of merry making newts who enjoy life, each other, wax worms, earth worms, blood worms..