Latin: Pleurodeles waltl

Pack Quantity: 1

Size of Species For Sale: 8-10cm

Maximum Size Species Grows To: 15 cm

Temperature Range: 18-20 Degrees Celcius

Origin: Central and Southern Iberia, Portugal and Morocco.

Feeding: Spanish Ribbed Newts should be fed 2-3 times a week with a varied diet of appropriately sized prey items, such as bloodworms (frozen or fresh), earthworms, maggots, Tubifex, shrimp, insect larvae and slugs. Feed 3 or 4 prey items per Ribbed Newt per feeding.

Behaviour: Frendly and non-aggresive towards people, cannot be kept with fish! 

Comments: As the name suggests, the Sharp Ribbed newt has the ability to push it’s ribs through it’s sides, causing little harm to the newt itself. This is a form of defense against predators, but completely harmless to humans. These poison coated ribs create a nasty sting, injecting toxins through the thin skin in predator’s mouths. The newt also has a highly effective immune system which means the pierced skin heals quickly without infection.

For more information please visit www.caudata.org/cc/species/Pleurodeles/P_waltl.shtml