Things You'll Need:
- Newt
- Tank
- Gravel
- Hiding Places- hollow log,rocks,etc..
- Tank Light
- Crickets
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Step 1
The first thing you are going to want to do is set up your tank. You will want a decent size tank, about 10 gallons. You can now dump your gravel or rocks in. You want a smooth gravel, nothing that is going to be rough on their bellies.
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Step 2
Next you will want some kind of platform, for them to crawl onto, to get out of the water. Newts are air breathers. They need water and air, so you need to have something for them to get out of the water on. It could be a large rock or a log, or a floating piece of wood.
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Step 3
They also like places to hide so a hollow log or something with an overhang is good too.
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Step 4
Next you can add your water. You will want a good 3 or 4 inches of water for them to swim in. Newts like temperatures on the cooler side, around 70F or even 68F. If you have your room at a normal temperature they should be fine though.
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Step 5
Now you can add your Newts. You will want to feed them some crickets or bloodworms every few days. They do not need to eat everyday. You can clean the tank once a week, or even once every two weeks if you have a filtration system in your tank.
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Step 6
Enjoy your Newt!!
Comments
avilev said
on 7/18/2009 ooh thank you for ur info!
ya im sure my newts are fine now they sleep under the rocks all the time. but they wont eat they are too small to eat crickets, but i got small tiny lil worms and they still wont eat them maybe they just dont want to.
but ill let u know when they do eat.
im thinking to get 2 more just so they will feel more like home.
avilev said
on 7/18/2009 ooh thank you for ur info!
ya im sure my newts are fine now they sleep under the rocks all the time. but they wont eat they are too small to eat crickets, but i got small tiny lil worms and they still wont eat them maybe they just dont want to.
but ill let u know when they do eat.
im thinking to get 2 more just so they will feel more like home.
jenrenee said
on 7/17/2009 avilev, I've had mine for about 10-11 years now and I have to say they aren't active little buggers..lol! They tend to just chill out under a rock. I also have a pellet that I feed mine, I found it at Petsmart..it's a salamander/newt pellet. They like the pellet, but they still prefer the live crickets to anything..lol! They are a very hardy little creature. I once read somewhere about a guy's newt that got out and they found the newt in the basement 3 days later...the newt was fine..dry, but fine...lol. As long as you don't mind the long term commitment they are a nice little pet.
avilev said
on 7/17/2009 i just got my 2 firebellys but they are sad and they dont move, 1 of them went under a rock, to hide, and the other 1 wont even touch the water just sit on top of the rock. and also they wont eat the litle worms. but i think they are full from the store. also i think its because the long way they had from store to home lol. hmmmm..
Angelicca said
on 12/1/2008 They're so cute! I want one now!