Tom

I was at the store today and got a hold of a neat little fire belly newt. I have it in a large glass bowl with about an inch of water and a large rock for it to sit on. I might get another in a while depending on how this does. I will have pics when I get my camera back.
Tom

Wolfgang8810

cool! have you seen those ultrasonic fog generators? they look amazing in an amphibian setup

Tom

Ya, I've seen them. The glass bowl is a 2 gallon bowl and there is plenty of room for it, so I don't think I would be able to put one of the fog things in there. lol
Tom

Sabi

Looks interesting! (on google) So you got one of your... well not creepy but err odd? pets!lol!

Tom

Yes, I got one of the cool pets.
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Bonochick

Aww, I adore newts! Can't wait to see pics of yours.

Sabi

Alright cool pets, and no kidding this time! I'v been reading about them on wikipedia and they sound really interesting! And real cool!
What do they eat? How much did you get it for?

Tom

I feed mine frozen bloodworms/brineshrimp, and live wingless fruit flies. It seems to love them and just sits under the light which I have for it. It is so neat to watch the little guy eat, it slowly approaches the food, and checks if it is eatable then pounces on it and gobbles it down. I got it for a few dollars.
Tom

Tom

Has any body ever tried feeding their newt live food like livebearer fry?
Tom

Dino

Yes, they will eat them if they can catch them.

While cleaning out one of the kiddy pools, we found a red spotted newt a few weeks ago here.

After getting some pictures, we let himgo into another of the kiddy pools.

Sabi

About how big is the bowl? ? x ?
Waiting to see your pics!

Tom

There is about 6"x7" of water at the bottom and it gets a little larger. The water is about 2" deep too. As for the pics, we just need to get the camera back from my aunt that was in Africa. So I might be getting my camera back by the weekend.
Tom

Tom

I got some pics of my newt. It was really hard to get a pic of it in the tank so I had to take it out and it wouldn't sit still, hence my hand.


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Howeyg

cool that looks really good i think amphibians are so colourful its wickid

Sabi

Really great looking Tom! I love the orange splash on his belly!
His tail wont come off if you pull too hard?
I think he's cute!

Tom

The orange is where it got the name, fire belly. The tail is stuck on there no matter what happens. You are thinking of some lizards.
Tom

Sabi

Yeah i was.

Gozer_1

Very nice I love newts. I always find them on the concrete cart paths at work. Drying up cause they didn't make it back to water. I always screech to a halt a help them back to water if I can help it. I do the same for the suicidal cray fish that do the same. I think they like the warm concrete and just don't get back to the water in time. Snakes hang out there too so I'm sure it's a heat thing. I've had to stop myself from bringing one home on several occassions as I have done with a frog and a cray. lol Newts are one of the cutest reptilian animals.