endersblade
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Greetings! I wish the mods took a little less time to validate accounts, as my issue has escalated quite a bit, but what can you do?
I have a wild caught, male rough skinned newt. Ice had him for about two weeks now. About a week ago, my roommate and I noticed a wound of some sort about 3/4 of the way down his tail. We assumed the feeder fish (of which he occasionally dines) were picking at his tail, so we pulled them out. A few days later, a large white lump of ssomething formed over the wound. At this point the newt refused to either eat or go in the water. As of two days ago, the entire tail section beyond the wound fell off! Attached is a pic of the white bump.
So my questions are, what caused this? Is it a natural reaction? Is he going to die? Will his tail ever grow back? Was it indeed the fish that did this, or did something else cause it?
For some background, I have been raising fire-bellied newts since I was 7. O have owned at least one or two every year of my life, up until about 8 years ago. I have never had a problem like this. I've also never owned s rough skinned newt before, so I'm not entirely sure what to expect.
Any help would be wonderful!
I have a wild caught, male rough skinned newt. Ice had him for about two weeks now. About a week ago, my roommate and I noticed a wound of some sort about 3/4 of the way down his tail. We assumed the feeder fish (of which he occasionally dines) were picking at his tail, so we pulled them out. A few days later, a large white lump of ssomething formed over the wound. At this point the newt refused to either eat or go in the water. As of two days ago, the entire tail section beyond the wound fell off! Attached is a pic of the white bump.
So my questions are, what caused this? Is it a natural reaction? Is he going to die? Will his tail ever grow back? Was it indeed the fish that did this, or did something else cause it?
For some background, I have been raising fire-bellied newts since I was 7. O have owned at least one or two every year of my life, up until about 8 years ago. I have never had a problem like this. I've also never owned s rough skinned newt before, so I'm not entirely sure what to expect.
Any help would be wonderful!
