Warty Newt, food?

[bdubz]

Avoid mealworms, they are very lacking nutritionally, hard to digest and can bite.

Sorry to change the topic of the thread momentarily, but are you sure about the "lacking nutritionally" part? The article Select Food Items for Captive Caudates says mealworms are good nutritionally.

 

[Jennewt]

Sorry to change the topic of the thread momentarily, but are you sure about the "lacking nutritionally" part? The article Select Food Items for Captive Caudates says mealworms are good nutritionally.

Interesting point. Mealworms are rated as "Fair", but the comments did say they were nutritionally good. I've just changed that to be more consistent with the "fair" rating. Even saying they are "fair" may be overly generous. Animals can subsist on mealworms for weeks/months, but no serious caudate keeper or breeder uses them much because there are much better foods available.

 

[Azhael]

It says "fair" and it´s quite true. They are rich in fat, nutritionally incomplete (which is not to say they aren´t nutritious at all), and hard to digest. They are not an ideal food for caudates and certainly not a good staple. They can be used as part of a varied, healthy diet, although i personally don´t really see the point when there are better options around.

Oops, Jen beat me to it, sorry xD

 

[TangyZizzle]

Hi again,

Small questions.. Should I remove poo from the tank? How long after the initial feeding should I leave it until I remove food from the tank?

 

[TangyZizzle]

Anyone?

 

[Griffin8891]

If you see droppings in there remove it with a small net or something.

When I feed mine I remove them both from the tank and place them each in their own small plastic container with shallow water and feed them each individually. That way there is no fighting and also no dirtying of the water. Its always best to feed separately.

 

[firedreams]

I recommend using a turkey baster, or dimilar suction device, to remove droppings from the tank. I would be hesitant to recommend placing the animals in a different tank for feeding as this can cause stress and lead to them rejecting food.

 

[Dave1812]

As already stated use a turkey baster to remove waste food and other materials as soon as practical this will help with the water quality.