Newts

[raeburter]

Hi,

Im getting a fire belly newts...

1.Is a 10 gal tank enuff for 1 5cm newt??

Ill put i huge rock for him to climb on and some java fern and gravel as a base...I heard that they climb up tank walls and i am gonna put a acrylic divider on top of it( the square ones(the onli thing i can find)).

2.Will it be strong enuff to push it open??

Im putting most of my fish food on the cover.....I heard that u need gloves to handle them....

3.how am i suppose to change the water when we are not suppose to touch them

Sry for the mess of questions...Plz answer them...

TY,
Jordan....

 

[PookPook]

10 gal should be fine for a firebelly newt.

They can jump/climb out of tanks and disappear, happend to a freind of mine, so good think you will keep it covered, securly covered.

Here is a nice intro to firebellies for you
Chinese firebelly
http/www.caudata.org/cc/species/Cynops/C_orientalis.shtml
Japanese fire belly
http/www.caudata.org/cc/species/Cynops/C...rhogaster.shtml

To change water catch them and put them in a holding tank. for small water changes just scoop out the water and put new water in, newts still in there.

I wouldnt worry too much about the toxcity of their skin. let me find an article for you on newt toxicty...
EDIT:
http/www.caudata.org/cc/articles/articles.shtml will tell you anything on newts from housing to toxicity. Do read.

 

[raeburter]

Will it be strong enuff to push it open the acylic cover???I putting a few cans of fish food on top of it....

 

[PookPook]

just make sure there are no gaps in the corners and it will be fine, just dont fill the water all teh way up to the top of the tank

 

[raeburter]

Would they accept marble as their substrate???