I have a question and you seem really well-informed about these kinds of amphibians. What’s the difference between a salamander and a newt? My local pet store has some yellow spotted newts for sale and I thought they’d be a cool pet to have after enough research, but I can only find care guides for salamanders! Should the habitat be more water than land or more land than water? What do I feed them? How much do they grow? How many can I have in one enclosure? Can you co-hab with fish? So many questions and all the answers are so confusing!
Newts are all salamanders, but not all salamanders are newts! I’m not really familiar with yellow spotted newts. Most newts are mostly aquatic, but it really depends on the type. I don’t typically cohabitate w fish for a number of reasons, but not saying it can’t be done.
Assuming that 'yellow spotted newt' refers to Neurergus crocatus, Caudata Culture has a care guide available. As a keeper of this species, I recommend cold, alkaline water with a bulkhead for current (they appreciate current), and for decor clean limestone pieces and fine sand with floating aquatic plants. For food, mine prefer nightcrawler pieces, but live California blackworms are also appreciated if you can get them (these are quite expensive where I am, so nightcrawlers are a fantastic staple). You will likely need a chiller and a pump system.
Thanks! So I feed my tiger salamanders mainly earthworms. However, I also feed crickets, and when I do I dust them with calcium and vitamin A
So cute:)
I have a question and you seem really well-informed about these kinds of amphibians. What’s the difference between a salamander and a newt? My local pet store has some yellow spotted newts for sale and I thought they’d be a cool pet to have after enough research, but I can only find care guides for salamanders! Should the habitat be more water than land or more land than water? What do I feed them? How much do they grow? How many can I have in one enclosure? Can you co-hab with fish? So many questions and all the answers are so confusing!
Newts are all salamanders, but not all salamanders are newts! I’m not really familiar with yellow spotted newts. Most newts are mostly aquatic, but it really depends on the type. I don’t typically cohabitate w fish for a number of reasons, but not saying it can’t be done.
@@slitheringsalamanderscapes6887Thanks for the answer! I’ll look into them more before buying them, if at all.
@@Eeazyeezy Newts are just a name given to specific kinds of salamanders
Assuming that 'yellow spotted newt' refers to Neurergus crocatus, Caudata Culture has a care guide available. As a keeper of this species, I recommend cold, alkaline water with a bulkhead for current (they appreciate current), and for decor clean limestone pieces and fine sand with floating aquatic plants. For food, mine prefer nightcrawler pieces, but live California blackworms are also appreciated if you can get them (these are quite expensive where I am, so nightcrawlers are a fantastic staple). You will likely need a chiller and a pump system.
@@seraphimseptimus6984these are eastern beets found in the US