Dunenewt Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Inspired by Edric's questions about them, I decided they warranted a thread of their own. So have any of you ever owned any newts? I had two Chinese Fire-Bellied Newts, and one Paddletail Newt, but they all died a year ago. There are still quite a few Smooth/Common Newts outside in the pond, but they're wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner154 Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Reptile/possibly-Amphibian phobia. No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edric O Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 I think reptiles and amphibians are cute. As are spiders, for that matter. But I've never kept any of them as pets. What do they require? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner154 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Edric O, you belong to a different world :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Gotenks absorbed Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Spiders require insects and I think thats it, I think they don't need water, because they get it from insects they eat... or something like that.I think reptiles and amphibians are cute. As are spiders, for that matter. But I've never kept any of them as pets. What do they require?Reptiles and amphibians are cute, I like Artic sea spiders, they look cool, but sort of scary too. I once saw this spider that lives in the amazon forest and I was like "that is really freaky" I kept on dreaming about spiders the whole night and I was like "huh!" when I woke up in the middle of the night, and my brother (Sneakgab) was like "are you all right?", but he was laughing too because he was playing thief 3 and he stabbed someone in the back and blood was spraying out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunenewt Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 I think reptiles and amphibians are cute. As are spiders, for that matter. But I've never kept any of them as pets. What do they require?Depends on the type. You need a glass tank, with separate water and land sections. You may need a heater too. What type were you thinking about getting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edric O Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Depends on the type. You need a glass tank, with separate water and land sections. You may need a heater too. What type were you thinking about getting?Ummm... what types are there? I don't know anything about available reptilian or amphibious pets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunenewt Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 You should get one of these ones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Gotenks absorbed Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 What is that. It doesn't look like it has eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunenewt Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 That's a salamander. A Giant Salamander at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner154 Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 It doesn't look as phobia-triggering as one slender lizard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunenewt Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 Those ones can grow to six foot (1.8m)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acriku Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Does it live in dark regions? Would that account for the very small eyes?Oh and, Godzillaaa!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunenewt Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 From Wikipedia:It has a very poor eyesight, and therefore depends on special sensory nodes on its forehead to detect even the slightest movement in the water.It was on TV here recently, they live underwater, at the bottom of rivers and pools, so I guess it would be pretty dark down there. When I'm rich and famous, I'll get a whole ranch of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Gotenks absorbed Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Looks cool, are salamanders supposed to be that big? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunenewt Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 Giant Salamander species are, normal Salamanders/Newts are usually only a few inches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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