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Shocked and Disturbed: Sudden and Strange Newt Death

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Aaron Chris

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Today I woke up and checked on my newts. Everything was fine, they were healthy looking, lively and the water in their cage was clean. So knowing that all was good I went to pick some things up.

Anyway, I returned home about two hours later and when I went to check on my two Newts they were dead. But what was really strange was the fact that they were suddenly boney (they were chubby two hours earlier), they were dried out and their eyes were sunk in. They were lying side by side on the rock that they used to climb out of the water. I really don't understand what happened.

But, all that aside...

R.I.P Libby & Linus. You will be missed.
 
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did you recently change the lighting? if so maybe the heat could have done it?
 
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What is the water quality like? When was the last time you checked it?

Ed
 
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