| Re: Smooth newt (young one)
Yes Sam, It's me.
It may be a young adult, but it's not a baby. When they leave the pond they are about 3 cm long. They then spend 2 or 3 years on land as terrestrial juveniles, and don't return to the pond until they are ready to breed.
So at 4 inches, yours looks like an adult probably female. Size can vary due to age and the amount of food. It doesn't have a swollen abdomen, so isn't currently egg laying. |