Average Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 1.00 (1=lowest, 5=highest)Last Updated: 11/05/2005
Main Category:
Aquatic/Land
Sub Category:
Salamanders, Newts
Care Sheet Submitted By:
Thor_bmx
Years Experience:
5 to 10 Years
Species:
Japanese Fire Bellied Newts
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover:
N/A
Sexing and Characteristics:
Females regularly have a bigger cloaca(under the base of their tales)
Mostly Active During:
Night
Substrate and Water Needs:
Natrual looking gravel(not that blue or green crap) and you should have water dechlorinator.MUST HAVE SOMETHING TO CLIMB ON!
Lighting and UVB:
You should have a regular 15W buld and to make them even happier a moon simulation bulb.
Temperatures and Humidity:
Room temp.
Heating and Equipment:
Just them heat of the lights.but it would also be nice if you could, to put a heater in there.
Caging Provided:
2 in a 5 gallon. many cleaned stisk wich makes hiding areas. DO NOT CLEAN ANYTHING WITH SOAP.
Diet:
Carnivorous
Description of Diet:
They will eat tufix worms, love earth worms, maggots, and feeders(got that from a book , but the feeder i got is still alive and kickin.)
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage:
Maintenance:
Clean every 2-6 weeks
Some Words on this Species:
Very good begginer pet.
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