Care Sheet for Salamanders, NewtsAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 0 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 01/02/2008 |
Main Category: | Aquatic/Land |
Sub Category: | Salamanders, Newts |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Gawain |
Years Experience: | 10 to 15 Years |
Species: | Fire-Bellied Japanese Newts |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | N/A |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Males have a bump before the tail starts males are bigger and eat more |
Mostly Active During: | N/A |
Substrate and Water Needs: | None |
Lighting and UVB: | No lights, it hurts them . They prefer a dark room away from lights. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | N/A |
Heating and Equipment: | Do not use heating it will hurt the newts. You need a filter and clean the tank once a month . Clean everything. Do not use soap because it will harm the newts. Wash in warm water. |
Caging Provided: | A ten gallon tank can have 2 newts per gallon. |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | Blood worms Shrimp |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | None |
Maintenance: | Feed a male every week if there is a female in the tank, so there is no female then feed them every three months. |
Some Words on this Species: | Do not hold them. On the sides of the head is poison. They can carry disease to get us humans sick with |
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