livingart Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 forgot how good at climbing morphed newts are a closer shot of the culprit and five of them hiding in the corner close up of a couple more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Cute!!! How big are they? About 1cm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 2-3cm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 inbetween the both of you 1.5-2.5cm morphed about 4 weeks ago some 8 weeks old are a bit bigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Can you put them on your hand or something and take a pic? I can't imagine them being so tiny!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 nice one, babies are good escape artists thats for sure. ive never seen my adults climb glass. I had no lid for a while but thought id better be safe rather than sorry later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 yes mincie they are good climbers better to have lids i have seen adults about 20cm up the silicon in a corner in a very humid tank adding water to a dehydrated newt does not work will see what i can do imsmith but i don't like handling them at this size clumsy fingers :oops: they are thriving on the fruitflies mincie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Maybe put them near a coin or something? I'm so amazed at how much they look like adults but are tiny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Thats good fruitfly are great just got to keep up with making new cultures lmsmith theyre just like little clones of the adults theyre really neat especially in groups. Hope livingart doesnt mind me adding a couple of pics, i was just going through me old photobucket young newt makes whiteworm look big Spot the newt just about made a break for it not good to hold them really, can be toxic apparently and pretty delicate skin like some frogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 I have recently been feeding the winged fruitflies from the excess peaches on the compost heap and usually have a few up by the lid in the morning. That is where the fruitflies hang around at night so they go looking for a feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 MINCIE what type of plants are those you have in there they look awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deno Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 how big are adults? how long do they live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 good question i cant remember the names now :oops: (pic was a good couple of years ago). plants were growing down the bottom of my Grandads orchid houses in low light moist conditions. My mother had the bushy fern like one in her garden also and will know the name of it, my minds gone blank ill try find out. Deno - adults around 10cm upto 14 maybe not sure on live expectancy maybe 10 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 The fern is known as a Maidenhair Fern - Adiantum raddianum The other two look like Gloxinia. Do they have trumpet shaped flowers, usually purple or pink? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 your onto it maiden hair fern i should have known. Yep other plants have pink or blue flowers, can grow them from leaf cuttings. I have a feeling they didnt do so well in that setup so maybe not a good idea but the fern is a goody and nice on the eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Japanese fire bellied newts grow to about 100mm and Chinese to about 80mm. Takes a couple of years and a good supply of food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 stretocarpus something or rather?? maybe thats just a gloxinia anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake kid Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 the newt I bought of alanmin a while ago never seems to climb he prefers to spend most of his time hiding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 he might need a friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 stretocarpus something or rather?? maybe thats just a gloxinia anyway? your onto it stetocarpus rings a bell here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Ahh, that's it Streptocarpus - Cape Primrose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 streptocarpus sounds like a bacterial infection that goldfish get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 STS --Sore throat syndrome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 how big are adults? how long do they live? my female is about 15yrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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