Actually, they are attracted to wriggly things too....anything that moves and looks small enough for them to eat, but not big enough to eat them.
Fire belly newts..?
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I placed a cap in the middle of the tank with the bloodworms in it and that is working great. Thanks!!! I am also going to buy some corkscrew plants and put them in the water do you think that will work ok.
tricksterpup
It's SPRING!!! BUNNIE RABBITS
A great water plant for your newts would be Hornwort and I think they would also love duck weed.
Both plants pretty easy to find and cheap.
Hornwort
Duck Weed
Both plants pretty easy to find and cheap.
Hornwort
Duck Weed
Hornwort and duckweek would both be great plants for a newt tank. Another plant, which is also very commonly available, cheap, and hardy, which will do well in a newt tank is anacharis. It's very easy to grow. You should just throw some to float on the top, and that will make great cover for the newts and they should be much more comfortable. It also likes lower temperatures (but can thrive in the tropical temps as well) that newts like.
If you have to go with fake plants for a while, try one of those silk ivy vines you get at craft stores. The vines have wire in the stems so you can bend them to any shape. I made mine into a big shrub like plant and just let it float. My eastern newts are really loving their ivy "shrub". The newts are lights enough to use the leaves are floating islands. The cost of my vine-$3.
04cobra, are you using incadescent lighting?
If you are I would recommend strongly against it. FBNs shoudl not be kept above 75 degrees. They actually like much cooler water.
If you are I would recommend strongly against it. FBNs shoudl not be kept above 75 degrees. They actually like much cooler water.
tricksterpup
It's SPRING!!! BUNNIE RABBITS
Green,.greendeltatke said:
Do you have any pictures of your setup? It would be cool to see many different types of setup here on this thread.
Here are some recommended books that may help with Newt husbandry.
I'll try and take pictures when the new tank cloudiness settles down. I didn't cycle the tank first when I put these guys in. I know caudata.org thinks it is necessary, but the breeder I bought it from said no, go ahead. I trust him, he lives with 200 newts and salamanders. THe annoying thing is that the breeder has these newts used to eating crickets. So, we are back in the cricket keeping business. I think its fine nutritionally, its just a hassle to keep live crickets and gut load them.
When i was watching the newts eat today (bloodworms) they fight for there food. I think this is how the one lost his hands. They really bit each other pretty hard. I am going to try putting the bloodworms in two different spots next time i feed them.
tricksterpup
It's SPRING!!! BUNNIE RABBITS
Yeah, spread the wealth and also try other frozen foods. If you can find it Daphnia is a great food source and if you can find any for your tank, SCUDS. Nice tiny shrimp like creatures that are about 1/4th an inch. Plus if they are not eaten by the newts or any small fish you have in your tank; they would be fun to watch.04cobratorchred said:
