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N.V. Viridescens question

princessjlk10

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I have 4 N.V. Viridescens newts that I bought at a local pet store. Two of them are swimming around and acting very busy as normal so that is good. However, I have one that is pretty much terrestrial but looks fine. I haven't seen it eating much though (I've tried mini mealworms(which it ate one, one time) blackworms, crickets, flightless fruitflies, and chopped earthworms). The other one has been skinny since i got them and getting skinnier by the day. I can't get it to eat anything and it seems to move between land and water often. It also doesn't swim as well as the 2 aquatic ones. Is there anything I can do to help the ones that aren't doing well?
 

Nathan050793

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As for being terrestrial, I wouldn't worry if the newts look fine, sometimes adult N.viridescens will go through a terrestrial phase, especially if you purchased these recently from a pet shop (where conditions tend to be pretty atrocious). Feeding wise, I have had similar problems. I would try feeding frozen bloodworms, mine can't resist them. I would also try chopped earthworms again, your pieces may have been too large. Notos have small mouths, but I found that very tiny pieces can be fed using tweezers. I would also try and hand feed some pin-head crickets, it usually works for my notos. Good luck, and feel free to ask more questions!:D

Edit: For fattening the skinny ones up, you could try waxworms. These are usually treats for newts as they are very high in fat. Cut in half, I had success feeding them to my notos.
 
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