Irorak
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Hi everyone, I rescued a long toed salamander larvae from my drying up pond back in july, it's now a grown adult but I've noticed it hasn't been eating much at all recently. The past 3 or 4 weeks it will usually move away from the food I offer it with tweezers. I've tried soft steamed meal worms, live red wiggler peices, and regular earthworm pieces from my back yard.
It used to happily eat earthworms and meal worms, but now it won't touch anything. A few weeks ago I noticed some white mites (wood mites I think they're called) in the dirt of his terrarium and replaced the soil, I also placed him in a larger terrarium. The stress of this may be his issue but I'm not sure. I live in Seattle and constantly have my window open, so the tank is pretty cool. Do you think it's just slowing down because of the weather or is it sick/stressed? Thanks for any help!
It used to happily eat earthworms and meal worms, but now it won't touch anything. A few weeks ago I noticed some white mites (wood mites I think they're called) in the dirt of his terrarium and replaced the soil, I also placed him in a larger terrarium. The stress of this may be his issue but I'm not sure. I live in Seattle and constantly have my window open, so the tank is pretty cool. Do you think it's just slowing down because of the weather or is it sick/stressed? Thanks for any help!