HEELP! BLOATED NEWT!

[wolf]

Hello, well, about my newt.

My newt is a chinese fire belly, and I am sure that he is male.
I named him Sunband because he has an armband of orange on both of his front legs.

Yesterday, he was resonably thin, and active as usaul.
This morning, I look at him as usaul, but now he is suffiecently fatter!
He is quite thick from his front legs to a little behind his hind legs.

Please help, and tell me what to do! This is my second newt, and I haven't had him for a long time.

 

[sarah]

On the Caudate Central part of this website there is some very good information about bloat, which is a condition that is common to relatively new acquisitions. I would recommend reading it...but there isn't much that you can do. Try to evaluate his water quality, make sure he's eating, and make sure he's not being kept too warm. I have found that temperatures over 72 rapidly cause problems, and my HKWarty used to prefer anything down to about 60!