My dear little salamander named Monticel was doing quite well for 2 months until about a week ago. He/she stopped eating entirely and has become quite thin. He still runs around in his container . It is a large plastic box with 3 inches of wet sand , leaves,and rocks for him to hide under and a container or water. I have been feeding him box alder bugs, flies, crickets, and worms but he wont even look at them now. I am rather worried.. please help if you have any ideas!
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Illness/Sickness: Sick Tiger Salamander
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What temperature is the enclosure? When is the last time you cleaned the enclosure? What kind of worms are you offering?
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He died last night..... 
I'll answer the questions incase someone els ehas this problem though. The container was the same as my room, 70 degrees during the day and 50 at night. I cleaned his box a week or 2 ago. It was about 2 feet by 1.5 feet large. I had earthworms for him that I dug from the garden. We don't use any chemical or pesticides there.
I'll answer the questions incase someone els ehas this problem though. The container was the same as my room, 70 degrees during the day and 50 at night. I cleaned his box a week or 2 ago. It was about 2 feet by 1.5 feet large. I had earthworms for him that I dug from the garden. We don't use any chemical or pesticides there.
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I'm sorry for your loss. It's hard to say what was wrong. Your set up sounds fine. It could be a lingering disease it had. Salamanders are notoriously asymptomatic until they're at death's door.
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