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Hi my name is Michael and I was wondering if some of you folks could help me out ? I recently discovered a female Palmate newt at my place of work, she was covered in marble sludge and had only 3 legs so I took her home. I have since acquired and aquarium and have been feeding her on frozen bloodworm, daphnia and live redworm. Does anybody have any tips on diet nd accesories for the tank ? I have searched the net but found only vague info and I have also been looking for books.

Many thanks.

check out

Caudata Culture
and
caudata.org forum

You know what...I know you probably know your stuff but ummm... why do you feel the need to keep telling people to visit another site. I see a pattern evolving which I finally had realized is the reason why nobody posts here anymore.

Good job!

i have nothing against kingsnake or it's forums just trying to steer the user in the right direction. the pattern you see evolving has been around for years... kingsnake has so many forums... it's hard to have a more responsive community or informed site such as caudata.org. if you worried about the kingsnake community have no fear theres' plenty of members and for the most part you'll find that members of other sites are also members here and will cross post qustions, help, and info on all sites. Example i belong to some frog and field herp forums too and i can recognize when one of those members is asking the same question or posting some good info on every site to let all herp keeper know.

Kingsnake has done a great job of creating an all encompassing set of forums related to pet care in general. The downside to that is that it is difficult to maintain quality control. I'm not saying that these are bad forums, it's just that there are higher levels of expertise on other forums in many of these areas. In this example caudata.org and caudata culture are hands down the two best english language sites relating to newt and salamander husbandry. I would venture to guess that at least 90% or more of the FAQ on this forum can be directly answered by reading one of the Caudata Culture articles. Any other questions are most likely covered in the caudata.org forum archives, if not then there are always knowledgeable and experienced people on hand to answer new questions. Anyone taking on the responsibility of any kind of animal (or plant for that matter) should be given the best information in order to give the best care. It definitely should not be looked at as any sort of contest.
Chip Reves

look after her well, feed her small earthworms,aphids etc. keep her in a damp set up with a lid on , cool rather than too warm and within a few months she will grow back her missing leg. a wonder to see. Try taking some photos of the different stages if you have a good digital camera.