What is a Newt?
A newt is a type of salamander. Newts are generally bright-colored and may have drier skin than salamanders. Newts always breed in water, even those that live mainly on land. When you’re setting up an aquarium for a newt, it is important to know what type of newt you will be caring for, and where it prefers to live. • A newt that spends most of its time in the water needs an aquarium set up with mostly water and a few islands poking out of the water. You also need to provide live vegetation for the newt. • A newt that spends most of its time on land needs an aquarium that is mostly gravel and live plants. You also need to provide a “lake” for the newt. The land part of the aquarium should have moss, logs and ferns available. Make sure the water part of the aquarium has a shallow area, so that the newt can easily climb onto the land portion of the aquarium. Feeding Your Newt Pet Newts need to be fed something every day, and some will only eat live fish, bugs and worms. You can feed newt
