Is my CFB newt too skinny?

[Izzdelatorre98]

Is he too thin? Today is the first day since Thursday that he has accepted food

 

[jbherpin]

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Is he too thin? Today is the first day since Thursday that he has accepted food

Not at all. There is no sign of the pelvic bone and his abdomen seems, generally, in line with the width of his head. All looks good to me. A lot of keepers assume obese is a sign of health.

JBear

 

[Izzdelatorre98]

Thank goodness. He's been finicky about eating for the past 2 weeks. Before that, he was eating a worm about 3/4 of his length almost everyday. When I got him, his hips poked out but since then I am confident when I say I have plumped him up to a healthy size.

 

[jbherpin]

Thank goodness. He's been finicky about eating for the past 2 weeks. Before that, he was eating a worm about 3/4 of his length almost everyday. When I got him, his hips poked out but since then I am confident when I say I have plumped him up to a healthy size.

Avoid Red Wrigglers... Most newts despise them, and will be very reluctant to consume them. The only species I have owned that would accept them was a 'paddle tailed newt', a voracious species. Stick to garden worms, chopped Canadian night crawlers, black worms, blood worms and white worms to form the staple. Supplement with very small wax worms, 'handicapped' very small crickets, flightless fruit flies(on the water surface), and occasionally live brine shrimp. Looks like you have done a fine job recouping his health. Well done.

JBear