SayHelloToTheAngels's Review of Newt
15th Jan 2004
Overall Rating
- Value for money
Quiet, don't smell, low-maintenance.
Bad Points
They don't do much.
General Comments
If you are looking for a low-maintenance pet for your child or your university dorm room, the newt is probably a good choice. They can live in a small aquarium, require feeding twice a day and you only have to change the water once a week. What this means is they are a good pet for someone who wants a pet but doesn't want (or cannot cope with) the mess and responsibility of something like a dog or a cat. You can even pick up your newt and play with it - provided your hands are wet. If they're dry they destroy the newt's protective slime layer and leave it open to nasty infections.
On the downside, newts are not actually very active, so unlike fish, they aren't particularly interesting to watch. But, they're pretty hard-wearing and you'd have to try pretty hard to kill one, unlike a goldfish....
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e4chin
on 3rd Dec 2006sambw1 on 19th May 2008
good review and thank you as i have just got a newt and havn't got much of a clue about them i know everything i need to know apart from i dont know what they eat ?
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Newts don't do much because they are mostly nocturnal amphibians.