Illness/Sickness: Does anyone know what my newt has?

[superfin]

Hi all i have five cfbn (3 adults and 2 tiny ones) i recentley bought the tiny ones.I am currently feeding them mosquito larvae (from my pond) ,frozen blood worms and daphnia.Anyway all of them are fitting in exept one of the tiny ones.I can see its ribs and spine and he only stays on the rock rather in the water:errr:.My guess is that its still going through a terrestrial stage but in the tank that i bought them from it was in the water most of the time.



chris:wacko:




p.s thank you in advance for any helpful advice

 

[Azhael]

Re: duz anyone know what my newt has?

Cynops orientalis usually go through a very extrict terrestrial phase during their whole youth, becoming aquatic only when they reach sexual maturity. I would recommend you to separate it into an apropriate terrestrial tank.
Try feeding it tiny earthworms, maybe that will get you a feeding response.

 

[superfin]

with tweezers? because my newts are realy shy and i have a shaky hand so twezers arent such a good idea:yin-yang:........




chris:wacko:

 

[freves]

We all like to see our animals feed readily in front of us so I know that it can be somewhat worrisome when there is a shy individual to deal with. The earthworm suggestion is good, and you should definitely try that if you can find small worms. You may also try whiteworms, fruitflies, pinhead crickets, and other tiny invertebrates. Separate the animal into another enclosure, provide lots of cover and release some prey items (not too many so that it is not overwhelmed). That should help. If by chance the animal is ill and not feeding then there is probably very little that can be done for it anyway.
Chip

 

[superfin]

ty chip but i hav 1 question wat type terrestrial or aqatic?:rofl:





chris:wacko:

 

[freves]

If it were me I would provide a terrestrial enclosure but with a sizable, shallow water container.
Chip

 

[Miss JR]

For some reason I'm unable to start a new thread but have a serious emergency at the moment. One of my paddle tails was quite badly bitten by the other, this resulted in me separating them despite the fact that they had been together for about 3/4 months since I have had them. He is a lot skinnier and longer than the other and has a seemingly deep gash in his tail. He wont take any bloodworm as he usually does from tweezers or the corner of his tank. Tonight I noticed his behaviour was very odd and an open sore seems to be on the side of his belly (exposing white flesh). He is trying to get out of the water and keeps coming out onto his log which he rarely ever does. He has been out for a while and has quite a swollen face. His eyes also seem to be swollen and I actually believed he was dead until he moved about five minutes later. Does anyone know what the problem may be, if there's anything I can do or whether it's too late?

 

[herpvet]

Hello,

I'm afraid that doesn't sound good at all, but to give him any chance at all, I would say you have to get him to a vet for emergency treatment as soon as possible. Giving more details of your set-up may help pinpoint a problem there but I would seek veterinary care urgently. Keeping him cool and unstressed in a clean container until then is probably your best bet.

Hope you can get him sorted out.

Bruce.

For some reason I'm unable to start a new thread but have a serious emergency at the moment. One of my paddle tails was quite badly bitten by the other, this resulted in me separating them despite the fact that they had been together for about 3/4 months since I have had them. He is a lot skinnier and longer than the other and has a seemingly deep gash in his tail. He wont take any bloodworm as he usually does from tweezers or the corner of his tank. Tonight I noticed his behaviour was very odd and an open sore seems to be on the side of his belly (exposing white flesh). He is trying to get out of the water and keeps coming out onto his log which he rarely ever does. He has been out for a while and has quite a swollen face. His eyes also seem to be swollen and I actually believed he was dead until he moved about five minutes later. Does anyone know what the problem may be, if there's anything I can do or whether it's too late?