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Tue 14 Dec, 2004 09:35 am
Now, my question is, are they supposed to be underwater at all times? I know when I was a kid, we would go out and catch them from the wild, and i'm pretty sure they didn't live in water 24/7. I put mine in a tank, with enough water to swim in, and also a nice junk of dry land. To me it seems they like the land better, so why is walmart making then suffer in pure water? As for food, they told me to feed them fish food, don't they eat live bugs?
they DO eat live bugs.
Why is walmart selling newts?? < i hate wally world >
they do need a small amount of surface area. not much. they do live under water about 70% of the time.
What kind of newts are tehy?
I have a friend who has 7 or more newts. she has had them for YEARS. she knows thier medicines, foods, habitat etc.
I will give you info as you need it if you like.
I use their eyes for one of my monthly rituals....
Thanks shewolf! I'm not sure what kind they are, but they are black with red bellies, and they're really cute...hehe....I just want to make sure i'm looking after them properly. And I know what you mean about walmart, they're selling frogs too!
make sure you have a heater set at 74 for thier tank, a water filter and some plants in thier tank. that is a good basic start up. also, if you just got them, reduce thier stress ( because it will kill them ) by putting a sheet over thier tank or at least over one side of the tank to reduce the stimulation.
get some meal worms/ blood worms depending on thier size and feed them that. they dont eat fish food and if the do it isnt enough to keep them alive.
Wow shewolf, did you phone her up?....hehehe....Thanks a bunch, i'll be sure to get some worms when I go out, and i think i'm gonna go to the pet store too, and see what they have to say. It really makes me mad now, that walmart is mistreating the poor little guys, I feel like going back to walmart and freaking in there faces.
no i didnt call her. i have committed all of this to memory. ( seriously.. im wierd like that )
I thought newts turned into frogs...how can you have them for 7 years?
We always called tadpoles...newts.
Tadpole God forgive me for my genocidal actions as a child...
the tadpole god is going to turn you into a toad.
( REALLY! he told me so himself)
Yeah?...well purse your lips sweetie...you're gonna kiss a prince...
At which point, the prince turns back into a frog.
roger wrote:At which point, the prince turns back into a frog.
that always seems to happen to me.
after i kiss them, they fart, croak and hop away
>sigh<
So i went to the pet store today, and they sold me some mosquito larva to feed them, and confirmed that they don't eat fish food......stupid walmart!
oooo the larve are great!
what else did they tell you?
did they tell you how expencive thier habitat was going to be??
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another tip. no spray cans around thier tanks. they are sensative to water changes and the mist that spray cans give out will coat the top of thier water
Ok...thanks shewolf.....by the way, are you sure it isn't you who has the newts, and not your friend....you seem to know alot of info on the subject?....hehehe
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