Care Sheet for Salamanders, NewtsAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 3.00 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 08/07/2005 |
Main Category: | Aquatic/Land |
Sub Category: | Salamanders, Newts |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Twen eht |
Years Experience: | Under 1 Year |
Species: | Oriental/chinese fire-bellied newt |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | only fire bellies |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Im not sure on sex but i think it is a female due to rounded tail and its cloaca(area behind legs) isnt swollen |
Mostly Active During: | Both |
Substrate and Water Needs: | De-chlorinated, tepid tap water (MUST ALWAYS BE DE-CHLORINATED!!! if not it can damage its skin!) |
Lighting and UVB: | Natural day light, only need light if you have live plants |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Room tempreture but not above 24 degrees c or he/she gets really stressed |
Heating and Equipment: | None, but if its a cold day i use a desk lamp to keep him/herwarm but if its very hot i let icecubes melt over the top and the water drips in (the ice cubes made with de-chlorinated water) |
Caging Provided: | Reasonable sized, plastic tank size is N/A |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | Live bloodworms, frozen krill and frozen whole cockle (s/he doesnt eat that much though) and sometimes dried shrimp and prawns |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Calcium pellets (to help his/her leg grow back, and it is growing s/he lost it after a fight with another newt in the pet shop!) but he only eats them if s/he is really REALLY hungry. |
Maintenance: | Due to his leg i wash it out every day but when it grows back only once a week, wash his rocks and fake plants in hot de-chlorinated water only. |
Some Words on this Species: | Very friendly and make great pets for begginers, easy to take care of (my first ever pet all of my own |although we have a cat|) mine is a little shy still though and he/she does sleep alot! |
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