Newts

[Epsom Gardener]

If anyone wants to try raising frogs or newts you can buy eggs from a Dr called Charles Snell who has a license to sell them - if you google him you'll get his details. As Pigletwillie said the other day, they are the best slug deterrent going!

I have googled Dr Charles Snell but no information on purchasing Newt/Frog eggs. Any ideas?

[Headfry]

BBC NEWS | UK | Warning against moving frogspawn

look at the above site....states not to give away frog spawn, I can kinda see their point!

[Paul Wagland]

I found Dr Snell's number on Google, but not easily. It was on the second or third page.

[Newt-addict]

Hello
I am looking to buy newt eggs but I'm not having much luck in finding anyone who sells them. I would much appreciate any contacts of people who sell newt eggs or people who know were I can get them.

Many thanks
Miss Burkitt

[Newt-addict]

Help!

I found Dr Snell's number on Google, but not easily. It was on the second or third page.

Would you be able to PM me Dr snells contact details ?

Many thanks

Miss Burkitt

[Two_Sheds]

I would much appreciate any contacts of people who sell newt eggs or people who know were I can get them.

I don't think you're allowed to sell wild animal eggs...? Where would it end?

Anyhoo, newts only lay single eggs, under leaves, so are extremely hard to spot, unlike frog spawn which just covers the pond in spring.

I did a google and found this: newtsrus@ntlworld.com as a contact email for Charles Snell, and this link to get you going: http://www.caudata.org/forum/f1-gene...egal-move.html

[Mrs Twigg]

We had some newts from newts r us in 2010. Great sevice, lots of help and information. The single eggs arrived in a tube in the post, we kept them in a small tank on a shady kitchen windowsill, followed all the instructions and had great delight and pleasure as they all hatched. They were a source of endless delight and amusement as they grew and were fed increasingly larger prey, when we finally released them into our pond, I actually cried.......they were wonderful.......I highly recommend newts r us and Growing Your Own newts!! ( they were quite labour intensive.....keeping them clean, buying special live food etc, but if you are dedicated it really is an amazing thing to try) .....and hopefully we might see them again one day as they grow in our pond

[dogsbody]

I dug my pond which was, as far as I know, 100s of metres from any other wildlife one and they arrived all by themselves in the first year.

[Dynamo]

I don't think you're allowed to sell wild animal eggs...? Where would it end?


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According to the forum link you posted, you don't need a license to sell newt spawn if the animals are captive bred stock. I've sent an email to Dr Snell to see if I can get some eggs.

I have two ponds in my garden. One is about 8' x 6' and about 4' deep in the middle and the other is what I call my nursery pond thats an old water cistern. Last year I put frog spawn in both, plus some frog spawn appeared on its own accord in the big pond. There were hundreds of tadpoles in the nursery pond, but I never saw a single one in the main pond. I don't have any fish in the main pond so I really can't figure out why the tadpoles disappeared as soon as they hatched. The only thing I can think of is that they either lived in the depths of the pond, or that there is something wrong with the water in my pond. I can't believe its the latter because the same water goes in both ponds.

On the subject of feeding the tadpoles, I've posted in other threads about this that I often slice up a few slugs and snails and put them in the pond for the bairns to eat. Its great to watch the feeding frenzy that happens a few minutes after the dead molluscs are put into the water as the tadpoles fight to get at the food.

[Two_Sheds]

Its great to watch the feeding frenzy

Ah yes, like this: tadpoles, first day of freedom - YouTube

I honestly thought newts were vegetarian like um, frogs *blush*

[Dynamo]

Ah yes, like this: tadpoles, first day of freedom - YouTube

I honestly thought newts were vegetarian like um, frogs *blush*

Well frogs have got that long tongue for catching flies. I don't know if newts have the same but it wouldn't surprise me. As for tadpoles being vegetarian, they are famous for eating the weaker tadpoles.

[Sqft'ers]

Newts mostly eat live food such as small worms, small slugs and insects. In the pond they catch crustaceans but also scan the surface for food, we give them a tiny pinch of good quality fish food. Unlike frogs they don’t use their tongue to catch things.