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Mandarin newts prefer to lurk or hide during the day.
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Mandarin newts do not like to swim.
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Mandarin newts do not like being handled.
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If you hold one, don't grab it. Grabbing stresses them.
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Very slow moving but still trying to escape.
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Mandarin newts just want you to leave them alone.
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They are not aquatic so they need a good place to get out of the water.
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Like most newts, mandarins can climb right out of their container.
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They do not fight or argue with each other.
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Steps make for easy egress from the water.
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Mandarins are one of the prettiest newts -- but not real bright.
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Sensitive eyes.
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Picky and slow eaters. Don't give them fast foods.
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Similar roughback newt, Paramesotriton chinensis
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Not as "touchy."
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More active at night.
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Not "runners" from people but dislike being handled.
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The log rolls with them.
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Frog behind them. Better biotope for frog than mandarin newts.
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Just hanging out.
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Five mandarin newts in a ten.
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Mandarin newts blend into some environments.
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Not looking good.
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Sturdy looking little dudes.
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Say goodnight, Gracie..
Here's
a link to a web site with links to several other amphibian web sites:
http://www.abusy.com/directory/amphibians/mandarinnewt.html.
or you can go to http://www.abusy.com
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