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10-03-2010, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by paul hudson  could you show a clear shot of its underside? | How's this...? 
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10-03-2010, 07:10 PM
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| | | Re: Lucky Newt
Yes a palmate.  |
10-03-2010, 07:11 PM
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| | | Re: Lucky Newt
Without a doubt it's a female palmate newt ,note the unspotted throat and a paler underside than you would normaly find in a smooth newt,I would release it a.s.a.p at the point of capture.
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10-03-2010, 07:16 PM
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| | | Re: Lucky Newt
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Originally Posted by Gill Catton I know you're going to release it and that's FAB but for the interim, does the tank have a tight fitting lid? Only otherwise you might find it vanishes and the nest time you find it it will be mummified beneath the fridge or something!! Masters of escape these things
Oh and as always gorgeous photographs | A number of years ago when living in our previous home, we used to have a large white bucket on the patio near our back door. It had about an inch or two of water in it together with a few dead leaves, and then one day a Great Crested Newt appeared in said bucket (I think it was autumn time). There were some ponds around a hundred yards or more away, but how the newt got into the bucket is something of a mystery, as the bucket was about 18" high and had a lip on the rim. We left newty in his bucket and a couple of months later he disappeared. Clearly a good climber |
10-03-2010, 10:21 PM
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| | | Re: Lucky Newt
Maybe a flying newt laid an egg  |
11-03-2010, 07:31 AM
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| | | Re: Lucky Newt
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Originally Posted by Jonners A number of years ago when living in our previous home, we used to have a large white bucket on the patio near our back door. It had about an inch or two of water in it together with a few dead leaves, and then one day a Great Crested Newt appeared in said bucket (I think it was autumn time). There were some ponds around a hundred yards or more away, but how the newt got into the bucket is something of a mystery, as the bucket was about 18" high and had a lip on the rim. We left newty in his bucket and a couple of months later he disappeared. Clearly a good climber | I have found newts in water tanks with eight foot high Walls before now, very good climbers indeed! |
13-03-2010, 09:16 AM
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| | | Re: Lucky Newt
Glad I was right about it being a palmate! I hadn't realised the females have the raised ridge along the centre back, that's why I thought it might be a male not in breeding condition. |
13-03-2010, 05:09 PM
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| | | Re: Lucky Newt
Many thanks for the ID confirmation folks! I've re-titled the images already uploaded. Here's a few more shots of her...   
She's now back in her pond, wondering why her modelling career was suddenly cut short!
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14-03-2010, 11:21 PM
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Here's a final few photos of her...   
And here she is back in her home... 
Notice how clean and tidy it is? 
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15-03-2010, 04:13 PM
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| | | Re: Lucky Newt
She is a beautiful little creature. I always thought I'd never met a palmate newt, but now I am convinced I must have overlooked them. Is it best to look for the webbed hind feet and the orange stripe under the tail? | | | |
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