Care Sheet for Salamanders, NewtsAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 3.84 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 02/17/2005 |
Main Category: | Aquatic/Land |
Sub Category: | Salamanders, Newts |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Froggy12345 |
Years Experience: | 1 to 2 Years |
Species: | Red-spotted Newt |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | All eastern newts. |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Males have a broad tail and swollen cloacal area (rear). |
Mostly Active During: | Both |
Substrate and Water Needs: | Fish gravel or sand is good. |
Lighting and UVB: | None required. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Room temperature is perfect. If you wish to hibernate keep them at about 40 degrees Fahrenheit for a few weeks and them warm them up slowly when you re ready to bring them back out. |
Heating and Equipment: | None required |
Caging Provided: | A ten gallon tank will hold 3 newts. Give a small land body and a few aquatic plants. Fill it to the top and place a lid on firmly, they are strong for their size. |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | I feed mine freeze dried tubifex worms, but not all newts will take this item. If they reject this, you can feed them earthworms, crickets, mealworms, etc. |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | N/A |
Maintenance: | Clean when the water gets a little foggy (this is not often). I use a gravel siphon for cleaning the gravel and change the water 25% every other week but this is not necessary. |
Some Words on this Species: | Their diet may vary from newt to newt so some trial and error may be used. |
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