Italian newt – Lissotriton italicus
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Hi,
my first try with an european newt species. Today I’ve purchased a group of six Lissotriton italicus. CB of course. If they doing well I want to take them in hibernation, for having a chance to breeding them next spring.
With 8 cm (3,15 “) it is the smallest species in this genus.
Cheers,
Thomas
You bought them!
Nice!Yes Matt, all european amphibians and reptiles are reportable. At least here in germany. I don’t know the whole restrictions, maybe I have to keep a breeding book. At least I have to report any changing of the population (dead, spawns or sale). Following strictly the law I have to report every egg! And deregister every dead egg. But this is much work even for the officials, so the praxis is to register only saleable animals.
It sounds a bit tricky but you have the certainness to get CB. I can only talk about newts but there are many different species available as CB including many subspecies.
It’s a bit funny, in germany many people crying about potential higher restriction in keeping animals, and I take a restriction freely with this newts.
You don’t have the restrictions in spain?
They aren’t too fat
, but I’m pleased with them. Till now not the best hunter, but they are agil and not lethargic or so. After more than half a year in not the very best placement it’s ok!A thiner candidate:
EDIT:
And this evening it works better with feeding micro crickets.
Wax maggots were still mostly spit outGood question Matt, I guess they doing well…
They are really shy, and doesn’t like the light. But when I’m spraying their tank and feeding after that, they come out. A few of them 
Two days ago I’ve started to adapting the newts to the water, with sucsess. Now they are so much more better to watch!
The whole group has done a complete agreement with the water, they doesn’t use the land area.
And the first egg…
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