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Ambystoma gracile won't eat...

Skyfall

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Hey guys,
Where I work we have 5 of these little guys, but one just will not eat. I've tried so many different foods, I will be trying phoenix worms here in the near future, but he just noses up everything. The other 4 in the tank eat GREAT! I think they would explode before they stopped eatting :D

I feel really bad for him and am not sure what to do or what to look for... any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!
 

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If the animal looks healthy and has a god weight, don´t panic, it might be a temporary thing, it happens.
If you think there might be a risk with it´s health, try to keep it cool, dark, and undisturbed, that will help making it receptive to food.
 

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You may want to isolate the individual to remove predatory competition as well. Sometimes when an animal has become submissive to more dominant individuals it won't eat until the rest are done. This results in no food left over sometimes.

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Thanks guys,
The main reason I'm so worried is it has been a WHILE since he has eatten.
I'll try moving him to his own little tank, cross my fingers and hope for the best... :eek:
 

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I moved him to his own little tank and he immediatly started snapping at the cricket I left for him. I am going to try tong feeding him today as well.

Thanks again!
 

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What was the result, I was wondering about this the other day....?

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Everyone is back in the same tank and everyone is eating very well!
Thanks again for all the help :)
I'm hoping to upgrade their tank soon too!
 
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