Fire belly newts..?
- Thread starter WinterWind
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Thanks a lot trick I will give that a shot. WW those are some very nice set ups, have you started on yours yet?
tricksterpup
It's SPRING!!! BUNNIE RABBITS
I just wanted to say that I just actually picked this book up today and it is a pretty nifty book. I think it is a great beginner book and I found it at a used book store for $3.
I just love building up my library. But its very helpful book for everyone, So i give a huge thumbs up. When I recommend a book, i also own it. I also walked into the local petco near that book store and asked if they had any newts. The kid looked at me and asked if they were frogs. I said no. They are amphibians but nothing like frogs and then met his manager a few feet away and asked if he could help me. I again asked if they had newts and he didn't have any. Not in season yet, that is the same thing my lfs told me. But I told the manager that his employees didnt know what a newt was and wasnt sure where they would be located in his store. I think he was going to have a talk with the fish dept now.
tricksterpup said:
I just wanted to say that I just actually picked this book up today and it is a pretty nifty book. I think it is a great beginner book and I found it at a used book store for $3.
I also walked into the local petco near that book store and asked if they had any newts. The kid looked at me and asked if they were frogs. I said no. They are amphibians but nothing like frogs and then met his manager a few feet away and asked if he could help me. I again asked if they had newts and he didn't have any. Not in season yet, that is the same thing my lfs told me. But I told the manager that his employees didnt know what a newt was and wasnt sure where they would be located in his store. I think he was going to have a talk with the fish dept now.
I am going to try and pick that book up this week. I still wondering how some people start working at the pet store. I really wonder if some of them have even set up a fish tank themselves or any other kind of tank for that matter.
My eastern newts are demanding live food only. I've tried crickets and blackworms with a little success. The really big hit has been plain old earthworms from our backyard. I put a three inch worm in the tank without cutting it up. A four inch newt immediately grabbed it and started swallowing it whole like a snake! The little guy managed to eat the whole thing in less than a minute. I felt proud and nauseous at the same time. Guess I'll have to find a bait shop come winter.
greendeltatke said:
LOL thats funny he can eat the whole thing without any problems with it. just get a bunch of them and keep them in a pot during the winter.
tricksterpup
It's SPRING!!! BUNNIE RABBITS
Green,greendeltatke said:
What you can do during the winter and summer months is get a worm box and just get plenty and keep them in there. You can buy these boxes for worms at any walmart or baitshop that sells fishing supplies.
jim
Worm boxes. Yum! Well it can't be any worse than cricket ranching. Why do we get ourselves into these hobbies anyway? 
tricksterpup
It's SPRING!!! BUNNIE RABBITS
Worm boxes, much better way of food source than keeping black worms alive in your fridge. i have to deal with an upset girl friend with that stuff. I am glad I have a spare tiny fridge for that stuff.greendeltatke said:Worm boxes. Yum! Well it can't be any worse than cricket ranching. Why do we get ourselves into these hobbies anyway?
I still haven't set up my tank yet. I'm waiting for summer or something because there's school and all that stuff. I might not do a newt tank anymore, maybe fire-bellied toads, since I won't be able to keep the water cool enough.
