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Firebelly Not Eating

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ryan

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I bought a piece of driftwood for her to hide from the mean male. She still dosnt eat on her own, but im gunna forcefeed her again soon.
 
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havent you tried taken her to the vets for the vets advice, they probably no more about the animals than any of us (no offence if you ARE a vet, any of you) the vet can tell you what to feed her and how, it may just work...
 
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The other day she actually attacked a cricket, but didnt have the energy to fit her mouth around it and swallow it down. It was a VERY small cricket too. Shes also begun to develop white spots on the top of her head and on her mouth. Im probably going to kill her tomorrow.
 
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i have 2 female alpine newts that look exactly the same as your female. they were fine till i went on holiday in september and left them with a 'friend'to look after. when i got back the tank was so polluted my two remaining newts 5 other tank mates had already died. my newts were fat and heatlhy and breeding well in the breeding season, now i have to emaciated newts that i am constnatly worried abouyt and each morning wonder f this is the day i will find them dead. i rthink it will try hand feeding, i didnt think that would be possibel but i will give it a go....good luck with your Ryan
 
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well i managed to hand feed one of em and she ate about 6 bloodworms then decided that was enough.......the bigger one of the 2 turned her nose up completely. i have done a water change and put them in a geo with shallower water as i was thinking maybe they didnt have the strength in the deeper water to swin to the bottom and eat, fingers crossed they both pull thro but i will contine to try to hand feed. it was quite easy, just let them sit on my hand and offered them live bloodworms from my finger
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jennifer

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Ugh, another "newtsitter" tragedy. Ironically, most newts do better left alone, rather than cared for. I hope yours pull through.
 
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