help building a newt vivarium

[lizbeth]

After doing a lot of searching i found out my newt is a HongKong warty newt and i want to build him a vivarium with live plants. I got a book about terrariums but it doesn't talk much about how to build one for a newt. Has anyone built one with success?

 

[coura]

Its easy, just search furter the web.

 

[MarlboroMan]

I had a salamander in a 20 long. I put a large rock on one side, lots of sand near the rock, and some plants. It did fairly well for a few years.

 

[fishfreak2009]

Google search paludariums. It should give you some ideas.

 

[Louie]

This tank is just fantastic. Its for mudskippers but I am sure he could give you ideas.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299340&highlight=mudskipper

 

[lizbeth]

I'm having a hard time finding habitat info for the hong kong warty newt. have spent a couple days searching around on the internet but no real luck. found lots of neat set ups for other types of newts, but wonder if the same set up will work for the guy i have.

 

[rudukai13]

Pictures would be helpful. How're you keeping him currently? Do you want to do a land/water set up, or just one or the other? What size tank?

EDIT: Is this what you have: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Warty_Newt

OR: http://www.caudata.org/cc/species/Paramesotriton/P_hongkongensis.shtml

 

[lizbeth]

I'm wanting to do a land/water set up in a 15 gallon tank. right now he's only in a 5 gallon with some rocks for climbing and hiding, and a couple live plants.
I can't get pic's of him, no camera. I have looked at the pic's and i believe i have a hong kong warty newt.

 

[Just Prince]

check out this site cuadata.org

 

[foto69man]

Is a Hong Kong Newt fully aquatic, fully terrestrial, or changes through the seasons? Knowing the answer to that will effect how you should make your enclosure.