Marbled Newt Care

A clean tank helps your newt stay healthy and live longer.

Marbled newt care.

The marbled newt is native to southern france and northern spain and portugal. In the wild and during spring each year the newts would naturally move from their terrestrial state into pools and streams to breed. Newts are carnivorous feeding upon all manner of tiny invertebrates. They can be found under rocks leaf litter and wood on the forest floor.

In captivity these newts can be easily kept in a simple glass terrarium. Marbled newts are absent from most of the pyrenees because of dry and unstable conditions. You should do a full tank cleaning every one to two weeks. Place your newt in a container filled with dechlorinated water while you clean the tank.

They have a slight overlap with the pygmy marbled newt t. Article was last reviewed on 30th september 2019. Marbled newts live throughout most of france and northern spain west to the top third of portugal. Marbled newt marbled newts pictures of marbled newt triturus marmoratus published on march 24th 2017 by staff under newts.

Marbled newts tend to spend more time in their terrestrial on land state when compared to other newt species. Pygmaeus which take over southern spain. California newt common newt italian crested newt hong kong newt. Like most newts they prefer moist forest floor close to moving water.

Captives eat pinhead crickets chopped earthworms black worms bloodworms and daphnia.