Triturus Karelinii male

[michael]

Here's a picture of one of my adult Triturus karelinii. Last year they had a few offspring. This year they look ready to go. The tank they are in is blue.

 

[Alejandro]

Beautiful specimen Michael. Thanks for sharing.

 

[eldaldo]

wonderful newt michael. he looks so similar to mine, wink wink. mine has not crested that much yet. but the temperature keeps fluctuating here. every other week it's back up into the 60's. also, despite the enormous amounts of food she's been eating, my female does not appear gravid yet. still, mine usually don't get in the mood until december and january. I'll try and post a pic when they do. I'm going to try and raise the larva in the adult tank this year. my tank is full of tiny invertebrates. good larvae food. we shall see how it goes.

 

[michael]

Thanks for the help Patrick.

I keep it pretty cool in my basement. I was sure they were going to breed. He was tail wagging and showing breeding behavior. It warmed up a little. I'm almost convinced that the crest shrunk a little. They are now avoiding each other. I want to set up another tank to take some pictures of them breeding. I need to get them out of that blue tank for a little. I have 2.3 in there but the one female is a little small to breed. I have 1.2 in another tank that I'd love to see breed before they move on. I'd like to get a few good shots for the follow up book to "Amphibian Medicine and Captive Husbandry" that Wright and Whitaker are working on.

If I remember correctly T. karelinii can lay over several months in captivity. I have hatched T. karelinii eggs and raised larvae both inside my house and outside in the past.