Parker
New member
Hi, I'm new here and I just got 3 newts (2 eastern, and one chinese firebelly, all males) and I am a bit stressed because I've had them for 5 days now and they haven't gone in the water or eaten very much. They just hang out, sometimes in a huddle, in the moss area next to a plant. I need advice on how I should go about coaxing them into the water or if I just have to be patient. My friend suggests that I should raise the water level so that the only land spots are small moss pouches or lily pads, but I don't want to stress them out anymore. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Some things to consider: I know they are young adults, not efts
They are in a 10 gallon tank and are about 3 inches long(including tail)
The water level has wading areas and a deep area of 4 inches
I have a rock island, but they won't swim into the water to get to it
About 80% of the tank is in water
The water is clean
Sorry for the long message and thanks for reading
Some things to consider: I know they are young adults, not efts
They are in a 10 gallon tank and are about 3 inches long(including tail)
The water level has wading areas and a deep area of 4 inches
I have a rock island, but they won't swim into the water to get to it
About 80% of the tank is in water
The water is clean
Sorry for the long message and thanks for reading