Bubble on her side?

[lilmiklo916]

I was staring at my female newt and I noticed she had a large bubble on her side with one hole in it I was just wondering if its a disease or is she just shedding. The pic is in my album under skink vs newts

 

[Chinadog]

Its impossible to guess from that picture I'm afraid. If anything, it looks like the newt is bloated, but I'm not sure. You really need to get a proper picture that's in reasonable focus before I can offer anything more helpful.

 

[Asevernnnn]

I can't say anything about the bubble, but I can say that the housing needs adjusting.
The housing section on this article may help you out, and if you have any other questions, just ask.
Caudata Culture Species Entry - Cynops orientalis - Chinese firebelly

 

[lilmiklo916]

I've read that when they're babies they prefer land so I just did half land and half water and I plan on as they get bigger put aquatic plants and cork hides and maybe a sunken drift wood

 

[Asevernnnn]

If you got it from a petshop its more than likely not a juvenile, and its not entering the water due to stress. And even juveniles can be raises aquatically, and thats what most people who breed this specie tends to do nowadays.

 

[lilmiklo916]

Would it be possible to make them land animals instead of aquatic

 

[Asevernnnn]

I personally wouldn't advise it, if you wanted a terrestrial animal, you probably should have gotten something like a tiger salamander.
In my opinion, it is a lot harder to feed a good staple diet to small terrestrial newts, but that may just be me.
The care for the animal is more important than the personal preference of the owner, if you buy a pet you should learn how to take care of it properly

 

[Chinadog]

Its quite possible to keep H. orientalis on land for part of the year, but they still need a healthy cycled aquarium for the spring/summer breeding season.
The newts you have there will be highly stressed and need perfect conditions in order to recover and adapt to captivity, the most successful set up we know of for them at this stage is a cold, heavily planted aquarium. It really isn't difficult or expensive to set one up, there's no need for filters or heaters and as long as there's enough natural light for the plants to grow, no special lighting is needed either.