Fat or gravid?

[herp mommy]

HI everyone,
I'm new to the forum and I had a question. I've got 3 fire bellied newts, chinese I think, and one of them is about twice as round as the other two. Could it be a gravid female or just a dominant newt who eats most of the food?

 

[Azhael]

Welcome to the forum!
That´s actually a male He looks nice and well fed, but if the others are significantly slimmer, that could be a problem for them.
Oh, and yes, they are chinese firebellies, or Hypselotriton orientalis.

 

[Molch]

are the pics all of the same newt? If so, yep, that's a boy.

I have a glutton in one of my newt groups, too. You could separate him off while feeding the others to make sure they all get enough.

 

[herp mommy]

thanks for the help I'll try to watch them eat and see if he's a bully.

 

[Ken Worthington]

Lovely photos, by the way :happy:

 

[herp mommy]

Lovely photos, by the way :happy:

thank you

 

[grius]

Oh, and yes, they are chinese firebellies, or Hypselotriton orientalis.

When did chinese firebelly change name? I saw this some days ago in a post.

 

[grius]

I found a thread about this just. Shall do some reading.