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Eastern (USA) spotted newt looking for a snack.
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Eastern spotted newt just loafing.
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Out of the water, Eastern spotted newts are even slower and clumsier.
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But they do like to explore.
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Eastern newts return to the water pretty fast.
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Newbie newts looking skinny and hungry. We gave them blackworms.
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Oddly
enough, these little varmints grow wild in Iowa -- the eastern counties, of
course. They are considered threatened by our Department of Natural
Resources (hm, that could be interpreted two ways) and are thus illegal to
capture from the wild (in Iowa). Of course, the DNR thinks Iowans
can be trusted only with garter snakes and green turtles. Anyway, if you
capture an Iowa eastern newt (or any other Iowa newt) you are in such big
trouble ...
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Skinny little Eastern newt. He needs some California blackworms.
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Floating islands get well used in an Eastern newt tank.
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You can keep Eastern newts with small fire-belly newts
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Under water Eastern newts move slowly.
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Looks mean. Eastern newts are not mean.
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Eastern newts come to the surface for air every so often.
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Eastern newts appreciate watersprite PFDs.
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Eastern newts will get along well with most SMALL fishes.
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Loafing at the top ... or looking for the exit?
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Eastern newts drift at the top in search of mosquito larvae -- their
favorite food.
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Eastern newts also like the frozen (thawed, of course) bloodworms.
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Drifting along ...
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... with the tumbling tumble weed.
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Eastern newts disappear from the market when Florida sprays for mosquitoes.
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No mosquito larvae but he's still looking.
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Eastern newt drifting down from the top.
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Not exactly "baskers," Eastern newts still like to get in and out of
the water.
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Some Eastern newts are just "hangers on."
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Rocks can be a little rough on Eastern newt skins.
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Good tank mate till he grows up. Fire-belly newts get much larger than
Eastern newts.
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You can keep your Eastern newts in community tanks with small fishes.
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Or other aquarium critters.
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Especially members of the booster club.
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Just what is going on here?
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Just do not forget that all-important island or other PFD.
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