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Newts eat Isopods?
- Thread starter rebel
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Of course you can. They are a very nutritious food choice because they are rich in calcium, and contain certain amounts of carotenes (just make sure to use isopods of an apropriate size). Earthworms are the very best. They should be the staple of the diet, which you can complete with the isopods, with the bloodworms, and many other options.
A live, complete earthworm can survive under water for a long time, depending on species, up to several days. Worm pieces (if large enough) remain alive and mobile for a period of time, in my experience they may not start to decay visible for many hours.
I´d say it´s unlikely the worms or the pieces of worm will have time to decay in the pressence of a newt xDD As long as you don´t feed them more than they can eat, no earthworms should be wasted.
I´d say it´s unlikely the worms or the pieces of worm will have time to decay in the pressence of a newt xDD As long as you don´t feed them more than they can eat, no earthworms should be wasted.
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Couple more questions, Is it normal for my newt to gulp air fromt eh surface of teh water or should i be concerned?
Second im sure its normal but shredding skin, that alright?
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Oh adn can you feed smal crickets to newts?
Thankyou for your help
Second im sure its normal but shredding skin, that alright?
:happy:
Oh adn can you feed smal crickets to newts?
Thankyou for your help
It´s perfectly normal that they gulp air. They have lungs so they need to gulp air periodically. They also "breathe" through their skins, but that´s usually not enough.
Shedding the skin is also perfectly ok. If it happens too often, it can be a sign of certain problems, but otherwise it´s perfectly natural and normal.
You can feedthem crickets as long as they are an apropriate size. Don´t abuse them, though, they are not that good as an staple.
Shedding the skin is also perfectly ok. If it happens too often, it can be a sign of certain problems, but otherwise it´s perfectly natural and normal.
You can feedthem crickets as long as they are an apropriate size. Don´t abuse them, though, they are not that good as an staple.
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make sure you dont feed very many isopods because too many too soon can clog the digestive system
You have a point, although for isopods this is less of a concern as their exoskeletons are largely digestible compared to the extensive feeding of insects like mealworms and crickets which have exoskeletons made largely of chitin which cannot be digested.
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