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Distressed newt

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michelle

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I need a very quick way to cool down my tank without stressing my T.grans anymore than what he already is & he seems very distressed I found the heat on by his tank the temp. is up & the 2 bottles of ice I am using (ones already gone ) are almost gone. Please help!
 
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jim

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I don't know how quick you need to do it but you could buy ice at a store and put in in a water tight container until you can refreeze your bottles. You could freeze some water from the tank or aged tap water in ice trays for emergency use as well.
 
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jennifer

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The fastest solution is to move the newt OUT of the tank. Put him in a tupperware-type container with damp paper towels. He can live like this for hours, or even days, until you get his tank back to normal.
 
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michelle

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Thank you both.
Great ideas. I got the situation remedied very quickly. By the time I got towards the end of the second bottle of ice, he had his back to me and his little bottom literally sitting on the bottle of ice. The culprit who got the hair brained idea to turn on that heater I guarantee won't be doing it again. Thanks guys.
 
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