a rough-skinned newt came to my front door

[Andrew Bohan]

and i captured it in a jar
http://guernsey.globat.com/~mountainracer.com/pics/driftaholic/lizard1.jpg

then i got a terrarium for it
http://guernsey.globat.com/~mountainracer.com/pics/driftaholic/newt001.jpg

it likes it better than the jar. it was gettin all dried up in the jar.

[nlzmo400r]

you into herpetology too?

[nismo2491]

cool lizard

[KoukiMonster]

hehe i remember catching newts in florida as a kid. down by the beach boyyyeeeeee in cape canaveral on cocoa beach..at my grandfathers condo. fun times.

so they eat crickets or what?

[FRpilot]

whats with you and all thse new pets? are you collecting them now drew? whats next? an ant farm?

[TheTimanator]

hehe i remember catching newts in florida as a kid. down by the beach boyyyeeeeee in cape canaveral on cocoa beach..at my grandfathers condo. fun times.

so they eat crickets or what?
what newts at the beach? Every newt I've ever seen is fresh water. I wonder what they do eat in the wild. I'm pretty sure there vegetarian, but don't quote me on that.

Newts rock! Had them as a kid. Had up 6 at one time. One of them had an extra foot growing off of his knee. We called him Jonny 5. Wow, that was a long time ago.

[NZO]

Hah man I remember catching these back in the day. Good times!

[Andrew Bohan]

The most aquatic of Pacific newts, the rough-skinned newt is identified by its warty skin and its small eyes, with dark lower lids. It searches for its invertebrate prey both on land and in the water, and its toxic skin secretions repel most of its enemies. In the breeding season, the male's skin temporarily becomes smooth and his vent swells. Unlike other western newts, the female rough-skinned lays her eggs one at a time, rather than in masses, on submerged plants or debris. The eggs hatch into aquatic larvae.

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/narcam/idguide/range7.gif
according to this map, i'm just barely south of its range. i think the map is slightly wrong.

[KoukiMonster]

i dunno all i know they look exactly like the one driftaholic has. although the ones that i were going after were smooth skinned. between the condos and the beach there were lots and lots of tropical plant growth that just covered the ground.

or was it a gecko?


yea im not so sure about that map, it shows its range is in alaska, haha.

[TheTimanator]

The most aquatic of Pacific newts, the rough-skinned newt is identified by its warty skin and its small eyes, with dark lower lids. It searches for its invertebrate prey both on land and in the water, and its toxic skin secretions repel most of its enemies. In the breeding season, the male's skin temporarily becomes smooth and his vent swells. Unlike other western newts, the female rough-skinned lays her eggs one at a time, rather than in masses, on submerged plants or debris. The eggs hatch into aquatic larvae.

interesting....newts of the west must be different than the one in the east.....go figure

[TiNMAN]

looks yummy :yum:

[airsoft]

lick its back

[DocTaDrifT]

lets feed it to my fish hahahaha jk

[TiNMAN]

haha yea, that thing wouldnt stand a chance against my oscar fish

[DocTaDrifT]

dood my bass would own you oscar haha wild fish are DEE shiznit its around a pound now

[Andrew Bohan]

i'm sure i could own your bass any day of the week. how's that!

[mrmephistopheles]

did it save you money on your car insurance?

[Fastback180]

that's a geko.
where's the pics?

[Andrew Bohan]

no, that's gecko. thank you for the lame attempt at a joke. you have failed.

[biggie]

And it would actually be Geico that saves you the money and Gecko that's the spokeslizard. I have a Lepard Gecko that I named Geico.

For that if he spends a lot of time in the water you need a half water/half land terrium setup. And he's gonna want to eat shrimp probably. Maybe some snails, muscles, etc. Whatever invertabrates you have there.

[Andrew Bohan]

i found some worms in my back yard. i dunno if he ate em or not.

[TiNMAN]

go buy some feeders from walmart, if theyre even carnivores? bah, id try it anyway.

[Sil Beer S13]

did it save you money on your car insurance?

Hahah thats great.


Cool lizard.

[sykikchimp]

go to a fishing tackle store and buy worms..

[nokeone]

10:1 says he lasts less then a month in captivity...unless you are diligent and actuallly care for his well being which i hope you do...

cool little guy...:)

[mrmephistopheles]

hahah that's great. Only one person liked my lame joke. I knew I was techinically inaccurate, people!

[elevator]

The guy was later in a Monte Python flick. "She turned me into a newt!! ....I got better."

[driftyour40]

It's almost been a month. Hows it doing? Still kickin? I hope good luck with it.

[sepulchral]

teach the newt how to drift turtles

[Andrew Bohan]

he's still doin good, i guess. i got him a 10 gallon aquarium this week. put a brick and some rocks in it and filled it with water almost to the top of the brick. then put some grass in it, and a "cave" from the pet store. he chills in the cave a lot. sometimes swims around, sometimes climbs on the grass.

[KevinsS13]

It should eat things like blood worms, glass worms, brine shrimp, etc... Im sure the local pet shop sells them. Hope you take good care of it!

[evilimport]

he's still doin good, i guess. i got him a 10 gallon aquarium this week. put a brick and some rocks in it and filled it with water almost to the top of the brick. then put some grass in it, and a "cave" from the pet store. he chills in the cave a lot. sometimes swims around, sometimes climbs on the grass.
Its so cute how your taking care of that thing.... :keke:

[Andrew Bohan]

i found a worm outside so i put it in front of the newt. then i got my camera ready. here is the result:
imori eating worm (http://guernsey.globat.com/~mountainracer.com/vids/n00t.wmv)