Fatting up newts!!

[dixie]

I just rescused a Fire Belly newt and it appears to be seriously malnourished. He (it) is very thin and I can see his spine.

I was told he would not eat, but after I cleaned and rescaped the tank he is eating. I would like to try and "fatten" him up a bit faster, so he looks heathly again. Any suggestions?!

(He came with newt/salamander pelletts, and currently eating)

I'm new to newts, but want to give this little guy a better life.

 

[rob]

Live diced earthworms will do wonders for him. Get him off the pellet food and onto live items (earthworms, white worms, grindal worms, maggots, etc) and frozen fish foods.

 

[coen]

since i'm dutch, I have no idea what pellets are...can someone explain me?

 

[chris]

They are little sticks (like rabbit food pellets) but they are made of shrimp,worms, and other things for newts.

 

[matt]

Do you have access to live food of the sort available for fish in petshops? If so try Daphnia and - best of all - small amounts of tubifex.

If not, get a culture of white worm through the post.

Best//Matt