 Growing newts
Jeannine and I are growing great crested newts from eggs!
We did this last year with a reasonable success rate, and this year have invested in a much larger tank (£5 from a boot fair!) to try and cut down on water-quality problems.
The eggs arrive on strips of plastic and are floating in a kitchen sieve balanced at the top of the tank, to protect them from any naughty snails etc.
Hopefully these pics will show you the set-up. The third one is a tank of daphnia (water fleas), grown in strong light as food for the newts.
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