misslyss
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From what I understand a newt can retain water if there is too much humidity in a terrestrial set up, but what are the causes for bloat in aquatic species and axolotls?
My female chinese warty newt (housed with a male) looks gravid, but I want to weigh in all factors before I get my hopes up.
She eats, well.. a lot. Earthworms, wax worms, medium sized crickets, and even tries to eat the male's food, sometimes going as far as to grab the worm from his mouth forcing me to cut it in half. She is the same size if not fatter than my tiger salamanders, so I guess obesity could be a possibility as well. I admit, she begs, and I give her extra for enthusiasm.
Her neck is not swollen, just her lower belly area. I didn't feed her yesterday, but she did eat over 5 wax worms the day before. I really don't think its bloat because it seems she's been growing larger/healthier over time. I just noticed tonight she's hit her all time large. If it justifies her feeding habits, she was pretty skinny when I first purchased the two.
I want to be ready for whatever comes next.. vet visit, DIET, whatever needs to be done.
I'll get a picture on here tomorrow.
Help!
My female chinese warty newt (housed with a male) looks gravid, but I want to weigh in all factors before I get my hopes up.
She eats, well.. a lot. Earthworms, wax worms, medium sized crickets, and even tries to eat the male's food, sometimes going as far as to grab the worm from his mouth forcing me to cut it in half. She is the same size if not fatter than my tiger salamanders, so I guess obesity could be a possibility as well. I admit, she begs, and I give her extra for enthusiasm.
Her neck is not swollen, just her lower belly area. I didn't feed her yesterday, but she did eat over 5 wax worms the day before. I really don't think its bloat because it seems she's been growing larger/healthier over time. I just noticed tonight she's hit her all time large. If it justifies her feeding habits, she was pretty skinny when I first purchased the two.
I want to be ready for whatever comes next.. vet visit, DIET, whatever needs to be done.
I'll get a picture on here tomorrow.
Help!