Red eft got into a bad situation

[Red Eft14]

So as I check up on my red eft everyday for daily misting if needed, to change the water dish and feed it.So as I picked up his hideing log I noticed he was squshied under it! I freaked out and picked him up to see if it was dead.It was flat around the upper body and its head a little bit.It must of tryed to go under the log for some reason and got stuck.I now changed the hideing log into a small light weight corkc bark.After that checked back on it about an hour or two later he seemed fine! I picked it up agian to see if he was hurt but it seemed active agian and it only has a really small scar on it.It's back was also a little twisted but after a while i semmed normal agian.This just shows how hardy red efts are but also how sensitive they can be.Just thought I would share and also you guys fell free to share any other story that your newts had similair to this.

 

[Otterwoman]

Yes, this once happened to me:

http://www.caudata.org/forum/f46-be...der-help/61042-squashed-newt-may-survive.html

 

[Red Eft14]

Yes, this once happened to me:

http://www.caudata.org/forum/f46-be...der-help/61042-squashed-newt-may-survive.html

Yes I read your thread/link you send me and thats what happened to me too.He seemed to be moveing his limbs slightly and then I came back his head went normal agian and I was so scared that I was going to lose it and I was also mad for some reason as if it was my fault(but it was'nt it got under there by its self I'am 100% positive) and today I checked back up on him and it seemed normal exexpt it has scar's on its spine because the head was'nt the only body part squashed.It dosen't look deformed now and I thought after this happened my red eft was going to either die or become handicap/retarted after it but it seems way better.

 

[Otterwoman]

Their recuperative powers are mind-boggling.

 

[Red Eft14]

Your right I really thought it's internal body parts where injured but it seems fine exept for the scars which should heal.

 

[Red Eft14]

Update:My red eft is 100% healed and is back to eating well.