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I am getting some marbled newt eggs (Triturus marmoratus) shipped to me this week. I have never hatched newt eggs before. I have experience with hatching bearded dragons, snakes and some freshwater fish. I have read some info on here, But would like some answers from those of you that do this regularly. I am setting up a 10 gallon tank and just wondering what I should have in it ready for them. I know they need fairly cold water. Should I put the pump in prior to the hatching or wait until they are hatched and eating?And should I put the normal environment such as logs and hides and plants prior to hatching? I know for the first few days they eat the eggs they were hatched in. I have also had newts from the juvenile stages to adulthood, so I know what they need and eat after that point. But what is best to feed them for the first few weeks? Any answers would be great. Thanks
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Human boys 2&7
Ball python 1 male
American pit bull terriers 3 (2male,1 fem)
Ferret 1 male
Fish ????

I haven't raised this species, but I have raised various other pond-breeders; here's my advice, for what it's worth.

I would leave the pump/filter off until the larvae are fairly large, as it could potentially hurt them and will also strain their prey items out of the water. Just perform frequent small water changes.

You can offer them any small live invertebrates. Hatchlings will feed on Daphnia, brine shrimp nauplii, or similar-sized organisms; if you have a nearby pond or lake that you think is clean, you can just run a brine shrimp net through the water to collect lots of appropriate prey items. As the larvae grow, they can be offered larger items, such as blackworms, bloodworms, larger brine shrimp, mosquito larvae, etc.

I hope this was helpful!

If they are already in the mail it is a little late to do your homework before getting them but that is always recommended. The best recommendation I can give not knowing specific care info on this species is to try to duplicate there environment as close as you can. In my opinion and filtration system is mandatory for any water dwelling species but if you use a "waterfall filter" be sure to use something like a V shaped peace of plastic that goes from the bottom of the tank all the way out of the water to keep the little guys from getting sucked up in the filter.
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I have the tank set up filtering water until they get here. it will be about 3 weeks before I get them. I have a wet and dry environment for them although I know they will not be able to use the dry area for a while. I took some water out of one of my fish tanks to help w/ bacteria. I was going to put a few live plants in there and there is a local fish store that sells brine shrimp. The pump has a sponge filter on the bottom so no one gets sucked in but I was going to put a tank divider on one side of it just for safety. I have it in the coldest room in my house and the water is staying at about 50-60 degrees.
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Human boys 2&7
Ball python 1 male
American pit bull terriers 3 (2male,1 fem)
Ferret 1 male
Fish ????