Hello,
I have three fire belly newts. Two are rather plump and clearly eating. I feed them a mix of red wigglers, crickets, blood worms and pellets. All of my newts are about 1.5 inches long. One of my newts is rather skinny and I havent seen him eat in awhile. He looks at the crickets and the worms as if hes going to bite them but then gives up for no apparent reason. Im reluctant to try nightcrawlers because of their size. Even chopped up night crawlers are widder than my newts mouths. He is pretty active and transverses the tank but Im really worried about how skinny he is. What can I do? Ive tried hand feeding and tong feeding but he is too afraid as both my hand and the tongs are very large. Is there anything they cant resist? I just want to get him eating. Thank you!
I have three fire belly newts. Two are rather plump and clearly eating. I feed them a mix of red wigglers, crickets, blood worms and pellets. All of my newts are about 1.5 inches long. One of my newts is rather skinny and I havent seen him eat in awhile. He looks at the crickets and the worms as if hes going to bite them but then gives up for no apparent reason. Im reluctant to try nightcrawlers because of their size. Even chopped up night crawlers are widder than my newts mouths. He is pretty active and transverses the tank but Im really worried about how skinny he is. What can I do? Ive tried hand feeding and tong feeding but he is too afraid as both my hand and the tongs are very large. Is there anything they cant resist? I just want to get him eating. Thank you!