Help!

ok i know that many people put up threads about their newts not eating but ive tried all those answers and am not having any luck. I've had a juvenile terrestrial chinese fire belly for a few months and have not had any luck getting it to eat. I have it in its own tank with soil, moss, a few hiding places and a small thing of water. I mist it every so often to keep it all moist. He gets thinner an thinner and stays in the same spot for days. Here's a few of the things I've tried to feed 'em:

-blood worms (frozen)
-earthworms (cut)
-bugs from outside
-little bit of raw chicken and beef

please help me.
I also have an older newts in its own tank who is doing great by the way.

I would order the live white worms or blackworms from the "For Sale/Trade" part of this site. I had great luck with both Dawn's white and the CA blackworms. They arrived quickly and in good shape and the newts have loved them.

That being said, when I first got my pair, they huddled together under a hut on land. It was many months before they returned to the water where they live exclusively. They could swim when I first got them so I'd try to feed them in the water, but had no luck. It was about a month before I witnessed them eating. I'd have to say your little one must be eating something or he'd have perished by now, I'd guess.

It's tough when they aren't in the water. I'm sure you've checked your water quality to be certain it's OK? Can the little guy swim? I also tried to feed mine in a shallow bowl so I could really monitor their intake. Nothing for many weeks, but then we had the breakthrough and it was with frozen bloodworms, before I found this site. I wouldn't recommend handling him too much, but maybe putting him in the water w/ some live small worms would do it.

My skinny one ended up being a male. He's obviously quite happy now as he and the other one are the proud parents to about 40 youngsters...though I had to separate them to try to stop the egg-laying.

Good luck and keep us posted,
Dana