BwKilcoyne
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Hello,
I recently got three captive bred P. ruber. When I got them they all appeared to be healthy, although I rarely saw the third. Today, I found one of them dead He normally hid and I am assuming he was at least partially decayed since he had a pretty strong smell when I found him, but he was not desiccated. Based on the behavior of the other two I am assuming it was the one that was hiding. Does anyone have any ideas what could have caused the death? The other two salamanders have been behaving normally with no obvious signs of illness or anything The third had no signs of illness either though so I am concerned. I have been feeding them fruit flies. I use reverse osmosis water for their water bowls. Their tank stays at about 68 degrees Fahrenheit and around 55-60% humidity. I have included pictures of both the deceased salamander as well as their tank. Thank you.
I recently got three captive bred P. ruber. When I got them they all appeared to be healthy, although I rarely saw the third. Today, I found one of them dead He normally hid and I am assuming he was at least partially decayed since he had a pretty strong smell when I found him, but he was not desiccated. Based on the behavior of the other two I am assuming it was the one that was hiding. Does anyone have any ideas what could have caused the death? The other two salamanders have been behaving normally with no obvious signs of illness or anything The third had no signs of illness either though so I am concerned. I have been feeding them fruit flies. I use reverse osmosis water for their water bowls. Their tank stays at about 68 degrees Fahrenheit and around 55-60% humidity. I have included pictures of both the deceased salamander as well as their tank. Thank you.
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