Newt & Salamander Quiz 🧠

📚 What you learned about newts and salamanders

1. What can many newts and salamanders do?✅ Regrow a lost leg or tailLike axolotls, many newts and salamanders can regrow a leg or tail.
2. What kind of water do newts need?✅ Cool, clean waterNewts need cool, clean water, since warmth and dirty water stress them.
3. Why should you never handle a newt with lotion on your hands?✅ Their skin absorbs everything, so lotion can hurt themA newt's skin absorbs things easily, so lotions and chemicals can harm them.
4. What do newts and salamanders like to eat?✅ Bloodworms and other small live or frozen foodsNewts eat small live or frozen foods like bloodworms and blackworms.
5. About how long can a pet newt live?✅ 10 to 15 yearsNewts and salamanders are long-lived, often reaching 10 to 15 years.
6. Why does a fire-bellied newt have a bright orange belly?✅ To warn that its skin is toxicThe bright belly warns predators that the newt's skin is toxic.
7. How should you enjoy a pet newt?✅ Watch and feed itNewts have delicate skin, so you just watch and feed them.
8. Why should you use treated water in a newt's tank?✅ To remove chemicals that harm their skinTreated water removes chlorine and chemicals that could hurt a newt's skin.

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