Eastern Turning BLACK !!!

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colleen

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We have 2 Eastern red spotted newts that we purchased about 2 months ago. One has started to turn BLACK starting at the top of it's head & moving down towards it's back. Any ideas?
 
Sounds bad. What kind of tank setup and water quality procedures do you have? I suspect something is wrong there. My advice for "first aid" would be to move the newt to a separate tank/container of bottled spring water (not distilled).
 
Are your Eastern's in the "eft" stage? Because I have seen many Easterns in the wild that have what could be described as a black pigment when looked at closely. It doesn't make them completely black; they are still orange, but when you look up close you can see dark pigment on some of them. Also, when the efts become adults and return to the water, they become much darker, like a brownish green. So that could also mean that they are nearing maturity. Ofcourse, it could be something else altogether! Just wanted to share my observations.
 
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