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Alpine Newt illness

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ddaversa

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Hello all:

I have been housing two groups of captive-bred sub adult alpine newts in semi-aquatic tubs. Initially all of the newts were spending the majority of time no the terrestrial side of the tanks.

About a month ago, several newts started spending increased amount of time in the water. Soon after, they started to lose coloration, lose weight, and generally appear ill. Then, they started dying. I moved them all to fully-terrestrial tanks, which saved them.

Now, the same procession of events is occurring in the other group. I've been paying very close attention to the water quality so I doubt that this is the issue. Any ideas of the culprit?



Cheers,

Dave
 
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What temperature range are you keeping them at? i struggled so much to keep mine cool that i re homed them in the end with someone with a cool basement, thats in the UK aswell where the weather is nowhere near as warm as it is where you are!
 
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Thanks for the response. My profile is out of date, and I am actually housing these newts in the UK as well. I've been housing them outside, and as you know temperatures have been abnormally warm this year. Oddly, this didn't happen with other wild-caught adults newts I am housing in the same location. Only captive-bred subadults...
 
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