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Hello all. Sorry if this post is silly or redundant, but I'm worried about one of my T. grans and I just want to be sure. Over the past month or so Aragorn has gotten very fat. He was a healthy weight when I got him back in July, and stayed that way for a long time. (I should mention that I don't know for sure what his gender is--he could well be a gravid female!) But recently (without any major changes to their diet, which consists of pellets and mealworms) he's begun to grow pudgier. It's kind of alarming now.
It doesn't look like bloat to my inexperienced eyes, because his throat, legs and cloaca are normal. Only his abdomen is swelling, and it's really just toward the lower end. I'm posting some pictures so you can see for yourselves. I should add that in what I've observed, his behavior hasn't really changed much.
So it seems I'm either facing a bloated and sickly newt, a gravid female (there is a second T. grans in the tank, Merry. If so, how long does the gestation period usually last?) or just a very, very eager eater. Can anyone help? And if he does have bloat, can anyone suggest what I should do? There is no vet in the area who can handle amphibians, unfortunately...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/allyourbase/P1010131.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/allyourbase/P1010130.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/allyourbase/P1010129.jpg
P.S. I also want to thank everyone who responded when I asked for help with my sick T. grans before (a different one, my Sam). Sam didn't make it, but at least now I've got them on a different diet and these two are better off in the long run.
(Message edited by Calliel on December 08, 2006)
It doesn't look like bloat to my inexperienced eyes, because his throat, legs and cloaca are normal. Only his abdomen is swelling, and it's really just toward the lower end. I'm posting some pictures so you can see for yourselves. I should add that in what I've observed, his behavior hasn't really changed much.
So it seems I'm either facing a bloated and sickly newt, a gravid female (there is a second T. grans in the tank, Merry. If so, how long does the gestation period usually last?) or just a very, very eager eater. Can anyone help? And if he does have bloat, can anyone suggest what I should do? There is no vet in the area who can handle amphibians, unfortunately...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/allyourbase/P1010131.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/allyourbase/P1010130.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/allyourbase/P1010129.jpg
P.S. I also want to thank everyone who responded when I asked for help with my sick T. grans before (a different one, my Sam). Sam didn't make it, but at least now I've got them on a different diet and these two are better off in the long run.
(Message edited by Calliel on December 08, 2006)