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My morphing tiger salamander wont eat ???

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Old 10th August 2012   #1 (permalink)
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Used to eat fine before she started changing , any help plz , just refuses all food , also seems to be alot more skiddish & scared , is this normal??
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Yes, both are normal. Give it time to complete the process...it´s a very demanding and physiologically intensive transition.
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Totally normal! Both of my tiger salamanders did this during their metamorphosis. I think each of them went off feed for nearly a month.
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Perfectly normal, just make sure you have it properly set up. It may take a couple of weeks to before it will eat
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