Sick cfb

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lena

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i have a 5yr old cfb newt. it was aquatic for the 5 yrs I had it and suddenly it won't go in the water, is lethargic, wont eat and when I put it in the water it started gulping water until it got out??? There were 2 other newts in the tank and they are ok. One is 11yrs old and the other a baby at 1yr. Please i need any help
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Sometimes a newt will go through a "phase" where it comes out of the water like this. Sometimes it is because it is sick, but sometimes it just seems to be random. Try feeding the newt its usual food offered with a toothpick or tweezers. It will probably go back to the water when it feels like it.

Just to be sure, you may want to rule out any problem with the water quality. Take a sample of water to a pet shop for testing if you don't have test kits at home.
 
I put the newt in a sick tank(different water)a few days ago. It hasn't ate in over 2 weeks, I tried
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The newt just goes out to land where its dry. I try to keep it moist but it looks like its drying out. The energy level is so low on my newt that I mistaken it for dead many times.Its body looks like mush,limbs at times just lifeless.
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In the time its been sick and stopped eating it hasn't lost a noticeable amount of weight (if was kinda fat to begin with. I went out to local bait shop and bought some night crawlers, they didn't work either, I dangled the worm in front of its face, nothing
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btw Are these safe for newts (night crawlers) and whats the best way to use them???
 
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