Italian crested newt egg we will always ensure any eggs sent have started to develop ( bean ) and will also include some extra eggs in.
care:
Temperature 🌡️
Eggs will develop from 6C to 26 C but 15°C - 24°C is optimal for development
PH 🌊
6.5 to 7.5
Food 🦐
Once hatched at this stage they rarely eat frozen foods so live is essential:
Small foods like
Daphnia
Copepods
Brine shrimp to begin then once the larvae are a bit larger can feed them
Tubifex
Blackworm
Bloodworm
Glassworm
White worm
Small gammarus
Small water louse
The Italian crested newt (triturus carnifex ) is a large species reaching up 16 cm , native to Italy and the Balkans but introduced to other areas of Europe including the uk where it has some small populations mainly in the south of England where it is of course non native and has been introduced via the pet trade ( never release or allow this species to escape from captivity ) , Triturus Carnifex is very closely related to our native great crested newt ( triturus cristatus) and both species can interbreed creating hybrids ,which could cause a considerable threat to the great crested newt ,it can be difficult to tell both species apart but T.Carnifex is usually more grey/ chalk coloured with a brighter yellow belly ,large dark spots on the flanks and has smoother skin , females also often have a yellow strip down the back which is absent in adult great crested newts ,Italian crested newts can live up to 18 years but between 10 and 15 is more common.
Italian crested newt eggs ( triturus carnifex ) cb 2025
The macedonian crested newt is non native to the UK and should never be released ( including garden ponds ) or allowed to escape captivity.