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'Tis the season.
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Love is in the air.
How did you trigger the change to breeding dress? Mine have been in my cold basement for over 2 weeks and nothing has changed.
How did you trigger the change to breeding dress? Mine have been in my cold basement for over 2 weeks and nothing has changed.ben_tajer
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Nathan, Newts generally wont develop breeding plumage during the cold period, but immediately after the temperature increases and the daylight gets longer. Nice pics.
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Thanks for the tip Benjamin. That's the piece of information I was unclear about.
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On the few occasions I've wanted to induce mating I've always gradualy(over a month or two, but could prob be done faster) dropped the light period down to 6 or 8 hours. At that point increase the water level by at least two inchs whilst fairly quickly raising the light period to at least 12 hours a day(over 2-3 weeks).
Obviously drop the temperature a few degrees, then raise it back to optimal as the light comes up.
Obviously drop the temperature a few degrees, then raise it back to optimal as the light comes up.
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I have mine in a tank in my living room, and as soon as the hottest part of summer is over (round about september) they start changing, and start amplexing from oct/nov until january. Last year I didn't see any eggs, but found a morph in the tank. This year I'm looking and looking in the tank for eggs, I made those plastic egg-laying strips, and I keep seeing teeny baby snails on them which I mistake for eggs, get all excited, look closer, and get disappointed.
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Great timing in that picture, I love the open mouth, makes it look like it's screaming.
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I could tell you exactly what she's screaming. "NOT NOW! I have dishes to wash."
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Thorninmyside:Not necessarily but if you’re wanting to continue to grow your breeding capacity then yes. Breeding axolotls isn’t a cheap hobby nor is it a get rich quick scheme. It costs a lot of money and time and deditcation+1
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Clareclare:Would Chinese fire belly newts be more or less inclined towards an aquatic eft set up versus Japanese . I'm raising them and have abandoned the terrarium at about 5 months old and switched to the aquatic setups you describe. I'm wondering if I could do this as soon as they morph?+1