new T.Marms very uneasy about him

I've just recieved a new male T.Marms yesterday. It seems to have acouple of problems. I've never seen this before in newts but its weird. It seems to have very very long fingers and they're growing in all kinds of directions. Looks like deformities. Then he allways seems to have his eyes closed and he's very unactive. He seems to be on the thin side above his two hind legs I think I can see his pelvis kinda sticking out. If I've seen this animal in a petshop I would never have purchased it. So now what am I supposed to do? Should I ask the breeder for a refund or something? I dont even wanna bother the breeder but everytime I see that T.Marms i'm not happy at all. T.Marms arent cheap either about $45 dollars and then overnight shipping thats kinda expensive. And then when you get your animal its you not satisfied.

So should it be sometimes you and sometimes you lose or should I should I try to comprise a refund or something. anyone with some advice??

if the pelvis bones are sticking out then he's under weight, eyes clamped shut is another bad sign. I would contact the breeder bringing up your concerns and see what his response is, you paid him in good faith and should expect a healthy animal, if he is a breeder he should know the signs of an unhealthy animal.

yes your right. I'll converse with him through email and we'll see what happens

Have you tried waxmoth larvae? If he is sick, it won't help, but it should get him on weight pretty quickly.

Males have large toes, and when terrestrial they may take weird positions, try to take a pic of the animal, the toe thing could be just normal. If the pelvis bones aren´t sticking too much it may just be a result of the shipping....the stress and the lack of food might have slimmed him a bit, but most of the times if the animal is just slim and not starved, they recover fast and well. The eyes always closed do sound like something´s wrong....just a possibility though, check the temps, maybe he is cold and that´s making him unactive and sleepy...just to discard possibilities. Best of lucks.

I'm gonna try my best to put wieght on him. I've contacted the breeder and he has given me some options I'm pretty happy with. I'm going to keep him and concetrate on him and hope his health elevates. Anyone have any advice on how I should feed him?

allright thanx for that. I knew right off the get go that if I was to care for this guy i would have to single him out because hes in no condition to be competing for a meal with other newts. I'll put him in a smaller tank by himself and offer a varirty of foods and then see what he takes and what he doesnt take. after a while I'll supplement the food that he accepts the most. I'll post updates later on thank you everyone I feel so much more confident!! thanx