I've had my chinese fire belly newt now for a month or so and in this time we have become very fond of one another.



However he has a few rather unusual behaviors (or so I think). When he is hiding in the tank I can simply call his name a few times and he will come cruising out of nowhere to come to the glass and greet me. . . which is great but rather odd I would think for a newt.



Also when he is hungry he will come to the glass and pace back and forth. When I get close to the glass and talk to him he opens his mouth very wide in a display, almost to say "hey lady how about some food!" Is this a normal behavior or does my "EcKo" have a little more personality than most?



I have found that EcKo is VERY social and enjoys just about anyones company. He seems extremely curious in the happenings around him. He especially loves to watch me play with my puppy. He will swim/crawl back and forth length wise of the tank and then he dashes around. . . almost like he wants to play too! *LoL*



Anyway I am just wondering if this sort of behavior is normal in Chinese Fire Bellies? Thanx.



Icy

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