Table of contents:
- Terrarium for the common newt
- Feeding the common newt
- Socialization / domestication
- Breeding common newt
- Diseases
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Keeping the common newt in captivity is of little interest. In the first days of its captivity, the newt will constantly strive to break free, i.e. escape. And if he succeeds, then he will die, not finding suitable conditions for life. You will need an aquaterrarium divided into two parts: water and land. Access to land from the water is equipped with large stones or pebbles.
Terrarium for the common newt
Type: aquaterrarium, which is divided into two parts: water and land. Above the aquaterrarium is closed with a lid. Landing is done with large stones or pebbles.
Sizes: volume 30-40 liters.
Substrate (substrate): Sphagnum moss and several decorative shards are placed on top of the substrate (earth).
Care items: a filter pump is required.
Temperature: daytime - 22 ° C, nighttime - 18 ° C.
Heating: not required.
Lighting: not required.
Plants: Required and aquatic plants must be planted in the water.
Body of water: not too deep.
Decoration: under the corner of a forest with a pond, with many hidden places.
Feeding the common newt
Can be given: in water and on land they feed on invertebrates. The main food in the reservoir: larvae of mosquitoes, daphnia, cyclops, etc.; on land: slugs, earthworms and terrestrial insect larvae. The food must be alive and moving.
Feeding frequency: adults - 3-4 times a week, young (growing) - several times a day.
Mineral dressing / vitamins: 1-2 times a week with feed give powdered vitamins and minerals.
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Socialization / domestication
Compatibility: Males can become aggressive towards each other in common feeding areas.
Temperament: Males become territorial during breeding.
Breeding common newt
Preparation: to stimulate breeding in winter, the temperature is lowered to 5-8 ° C, simulating hibernation. After 8-14 weeks, the temperature in the terrarium is gradually raised to 8-9 ° C (the temperature is measured at a height of 2 cm from the substrate), and 5-9 days after the newts enter the water, they begin to reproduce. Males are the first to enter the water.
Adjustable terrarium / aquarium: water temperature 10-15 ° C and higher, aquatic plants (canadian elodea), land area is landscaped with climbing plants (planted in pots glued to the walls of the aquaterrarium), without additional lighting, sphagnum is placed on top of the substrate and places are created where newts will hide.
Male to female ratio: 1: 5 to 1:10.
Feeding youth: very picky about food. On the second day, zoo and phytoplankton begin to eat.
Diseases
Major diseases see here amphibian diseases
Comments: Contact with human skin in newts may cause burns! The common newt is able to regenerate lost parts of the body: combs, fingers, tails, and sometimes even whole limbs.
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