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Found a newt, can I keep it?

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flobadob | 21:26 Tue 24th Jul 2012 | Animals & Nature
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I found a newt today while playing golf and took it home to show my son. Now he is asking if we can keep it and look after it. Is this possible our should I release it back?
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Avatar Image DrFilth
is it my newt
21:28 Tue 24th Jul 2012
Avatar Image RATTER15
Release it, its mummy is looking for him!!!
21:29 Tue 24th Jul 2012
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Are you gonna call it Issac and dont let it near the drinks cabinet cause you know what they are like
21:31 Tue 24th Jul 2012
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I think you should release it back where you found it.
21:32 Tue 24th Jul 2012
Avatar Image boxtops
Don't call it Oliver, or Dylan, and DON'T put it behind bars - you know the reason :)
21:34 Tue 24th Jul 2012
Avatar Image DaisyNonna
Ratter you pre-empted me.
21:35 Tue 24th Jul 2012
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Forgot to ask. Is his name Gringrich? If so ask for his passport.
21:39 Tue 24th Jul 2012
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We were calling him Neddy, but I think it's a female, so now it's Nelly.
21:40 Tue 24th Jul 2012
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it could be one of the protected species
21:44 Tue 24th Jul 2012
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How do you sex a newt? Might need to know in future.
21:45 Tue 24th Jul 2012
Avatar Image EDDIE51
Ask Ken Livingstone !
21:45 Tue 24th Jul 2012
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Seriously? All newts are protected and you may not take them from the wild. Put it back.
21:48 Tue 24th Jul 2012
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Ken Livingstone's were Axolotls, a non native species that are sold as pets.
21:50 Tue 24th Jul 2012
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A newt can look after itself and will almost certainy do a better job than you or your son.
21:51 Tue 24th Jul 2012
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the great crested newt is definately a protected species and getting very rare. if i were you i'd put it back where i found it.. they are lovely little animals but dont last long in captivity if not very well cared for..
05:34 Wed 25th Jul 2012
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Please release it. I don't imagine you have a cycled tank with a filter to keep it in [apologies if you do], if not it will soon be dead.
As has been mentioned many newts are protected species and there is a reason for this.

Lisa x
06:15 Wed 25th Jul 2012
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yes of course you should put it back - you should never have taken it in the first place. It's protected by law - please take it back today, it'll die if you don't put it back.
07:08 Wed 25th Jul 2012
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Yeah, okay. Poor little bugger.
08:04 Wed 25th Jul 2012
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Take it back now, flobadob.
08:07 Wed 25th Jul 2012
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Like all wild animals, they don't make good pets - if you have a garden pond (or neighbours do), then why not release it in your garden?
08:10 Wed 25th Jul 2012

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