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Strands of long Stretchy stuff is coming off my newt! Help!

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Strands of dark stretchy stuff is coming off of my newts skin and my newt is eating it and pulling on it and then it comes off. Is this normal or is my newt sick?
 
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Sounds like it is just shedding its skin and eating it. That is completely normal. They eat thier skin a lot of times. They get vitamens and minerals from thier skin.
 
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