I am looking for feedback on the subject of preferred temperatures for larval and juvenile Cynops cyanurus / chenggongensis For simplicity I will call them C.c., with the understanding that we often don't know which species we are dealing with. I do not want to get into the whole topic of species identification of these animals, as this topic has been discussed previously. I am trying to write a caresheet for this species complex for Caudata Culture.
Based on my experience with one "strain" of C.c., I believe that the larvae and metamorphs need to be kept relatively warm. Mine do very poorly unless I keep them above 67F (19C). I have raised them several times, and this has been consistently true. Now when I raise larvae, I always use a heater to keep the larvae/juveniles in the range of 68-70F (20-21C). In contrast, the adults seem to do fine at about 60F (15.5C) in winter, no problem.
If I write this in a caresheet, am I likely to have a lot of disagreement from other breeders? Has anyone had great success raising the young ones in cold conditions?
Based on my experience with one "strain" of C.c., I believe that the larvae and metamorphs need to be kept relatively warm. Mine do very poorly unless I keep them above 67F (19C). I have raised them several times, and this has been consistently true. Now when I raise larvae, I always use a heater to keep the larvae/juveniles in the range of 68-70F (20-21C). In contrast, the adults seem to do fine at about 60F (15.5C) in winter, no problem.
If I write this in a caresheet, am I likely to have a lot of disagreement from other breeders? Has anyone had great success raising the young ones in cold conditions?
