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could not induce them to live in the water. How- 

 ever, they may not have been ready for that change 

 of environment, and my experiment proves nothing, 

 but anyone interested in solving this problem can 

 easily do so by keeping a lot of vermilion-spotted 

 newts in a box, the bottom of which is covered 

 with moss which must be kept damp. By intro- 

 ducing fresh moss you will introduce new food 





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supply for the little creatures, for the moss will 

 be full of all the little worms and insects which 

 make their home in the damp carpet of the woods. 

 I have kept the aquatic newts in aquariums for 

 a year or more, but never had one show 

 an inclination or indication of changing its former 



