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jameswei
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Recently, i purchased two firebelly newts.. One of them is eating like there is no tomorrow and the other is not eating at all. I'll call that one Porkchop from now on... Well, Porkchop was eating a week after i got it when i was hanging black worms in front of them. But a week after that it stopped eating. Upon closer examintion i foudn skin lesions all over its back and a some what nasty open wound on its left shoulder. I tried giving him frozen blood worms, black worms, and pellets and live fruit lives but to no avail. Hanging the various foods in front of the newt doesnt seem to stimulate its eatiing instinct any more. (last time, i am buying from a sketchy chinese aquarium).. It has been a week plus, possibly two weeks since it has last eaten... I tried various things like a melafix solution for a week. I tried using some neosporin, still using, and some dilute contact solution... The skin lesions seem to be getting smaller but the wound is still there. I decided to call the vet, but the staff told me it would cost 96 dollars for a vist... all that for a 3 dollar newt.... i am not sure what i should do at this point. Look for more vets... with a more reasonable price... Buy a new newt... Etuhanize this one... Or let it work it self out and pray for the best... if anyone can give me an idea of what i should do i would be extreemyl grateful.
well thank you guys for listening to me... tak care.
Recently, i purchased two firebelly newts.. One of them is eating like there is no tomorrow and the other is not eating at all. I'll call that one Porkchop from now on... Well, Porkchop was eating a week after i got it when i was hanging black worms in front of them. But a week after that it stopped eating. Upon closer examintion i foudn skin lesions all over its back and a some what nasty open wound on its left shoulder. I tried giving him frozen blood worms, black worms, and pellets and live fruit lives but to no avail. Hanging the various foods in front of the newt doesnt seem to stimulate its eatiing instinct any more. (last time, i am buying from a sketchy chinese aquarium).. It has been a week plus, possibly two weeks since it has last eaten... I tried various things like a melafix solution for a week. I tried using some neosporin, still using, and some dilute contact solution... The skin lesions seem to be getting smaller but the wound is still there. I decided to call the vet, but the staff told me it would cost 96 dollars for a vist... all that for a 3 dollar newt.... i am not sure what i should do at this point. Look for more vets... with a more reasonable price... Buy a new newt... Etuhanize this one... Or let it work it self out and pray for the best... if anyone can give me an idea of what i should do i would be extreemyl grateful.
well thank you guys for listening to me... tak care.