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Another try at identifying this animal. I realy like it's look and would like to find out if it is a potential pet or not. Any suggestions?

Widj

your looking at a red eft or red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens. they are common throughout northern central and north eastern parts of the US. they start out aquatic and generally turn terrestrial, though some have been known to stay aquatic. they are small, generally no larger than 4 inches and like moist forest habitats near ponds and streams. they are generally not found in most pet stores, though hear in NY, many pond and water garden centers sell them.

That is wonderful! Thank you very much for the information! I would realy like to set up a nice little terrarium for my GF with them.. Being that they are nice and small that is even better! Thank you again for the reply.

Widj

if buy GF you mean a common green frog (looks similar to a bullfrog) then you may want to rethink keeping them together. an adult greenfrog is capable of eating a red eft and green frogs tend to be very aggressive feeders. there is a pic of an adult and a juvenile green frog below, though the quality is not great.

I had to have a good laugh at this one... hehe By GF I meant my girlfriend. I want to set up a nice terrarium that she can look at and won't have to intereact with. Red being ehr favorite color those efts looked to be ideal for what I wanted to do. hehe She basicly wants a nice little show terrarium like I have with my Amazon Tree Boas.

Thank you very much for the info again, I appreciate it.

Widj

Before purchasing and caring for this animal, you may want to read this link. Depending on the life stage of the animal, their housing and care requirements differ.
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Also, this species is EXTREMELY toxic. If you have small children or animals that like to chew on things, it's not a safe pet to have.
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