Talk:California Newt

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[edit] Pets

How come there is no mention of their being kept as pets? I, in fact, have one (didn't buy it, got it from my science teacher, who in turn got it from another student). At least, it sure looks like a California Newt. Could it be some kind of strange lookalike?

As far as toxicity goes, I'm a little confused about how doom-and-gloom the article is. I would assume that they are like the Poison Dart Frogs and lose their toxicity in captivity. Either that, or the danger is only in eating the animal (not with touching it or its water) such as with Fugu. People keep Pufferfish in their aquariums all the time and don't seem to get sick or anything. I do take commonsense precautions as with handling any amphibian, but neither me nor any of "Isaac Newt"'s previous owners has ever had any bad reaction to it. If they are, in fact, common in the pet trade, that should be mentioned (most of the pet stores I go to don't have much in the way of amphibians).

Stonemason89 01:47, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Never mind, I noticed the article Taricha states that these newts are only toxic to humans if ingested (for the most part) and that they are also common pets. Still, I think at least some note of that should be made on this page as well. Stonemason89 15:28, 3 July 2006 (UTC)