Cynops O. out of water?

[fire_newt]

Just wondering if I should be concerned with my cynops O. not wanting to go into the water. My water quality is good, and there has been no changes in the tank that would stress him out. he's staying moist, but has been crawling out of the water onto a stick for the last two days. any help would be great.

 

[Kribby]

If he is staying moist and is spending some of the time in the water I would not be too concerned at this point. You could try doing an extra water change in case there is something you can't test for in the water and keep an eye on him.

 

[AngieD]

My boyfriend's c.orientalis get mini fixations with sitting on the rock, sometimes they will sit on there all day, to the point of their feet slightly sticking to the rock (this problem was alleviated when the water level was increased a bit). If he is keeping his skin wet and eating normally I'd leave it for a couple of days and see if he goes back to normal.

 

[fire_newt]

alright, I'll do a quick water change and keep an eye on him. I'm not too worried at this point (since it's only been going on for a few days) but I'll make sure to keep everyone updated for the next few days. Thanks for the quick response!

 

[fire_newt]

so Xavier is still being strange. He'll go in the water if I force him, and is only minorly interested in food (he only ate 1 piece of wax worm last night..... which is a surprise because they're his favorite)

 

[Bellabelloo]

How long have you had him? Is he an adult or juvenile?

 

[fire_newt]

He's an adult and I'v had him for about 2 years. About a month and a half ago my female accidently bit him, but the leg has already fallen off and is proceeding to grow back with no problems. I don't have any places for him to get completely out of the water, which I think is the only reason he stays half submerged. I'v taught them to some to the surface and hang out if they are hungry, but every time I try to feed him he jumps into the water and swims away... I'm starting to get very worried

 

[Myeager15y]

I have a few of these little guys. I used to have 3 of them. Its not a huge problem if they like the land area of the tank as long as you have high hummidity good temp and water quality.

I did lose one early on because it lost a limb on a sharp object in the tank that I quickly removed. At this time the newt became completly terrestrial. Infection set in and I quarritined him to reduce risk to the others. Unfortinatly for this one it just wasnt enough. I dont know if they will regen any limbs like some other species. This one never showed any signs of regen and died about a month maybe a month in a half after injury.

Dont know if this helps but it was a simalar incident as far as missing limbs on your out of water C. Orientalis. Hope everything goes well with its recovery and do not jump to stressing them with water changes unless you are certain that is the problem. Water changes are good but some people severly over do it and stress your animals out for no good reason.

 

[fire_newt]

it's not infection. I'v been keeping an eye on the limb and it's gone through all the appropriate stages for regrowth. The limb was bit, turned white, fell off, shrunk to where a portion of the bone was sticking out, the bone broke and fell off, the skin grew around the bone area, leg started to lengthen, 2 toes formed, and currently his third toe is beginning to grow. The leg is not swollen, oddly colored, and he is using it regularly which gives me an impression that the leg has nothing to do with his current state. When I first got him he wanted to crawl out of the water a lot (I think I purchased him as a young adult so it seemed normal) but he never came out for more that a few days. My female on occasions likes to crawl out and bask, but for no more than a few hours every couple months. I realize that there's probably nothing I can do except for wait and see, but I thought that there might be a chance that someone might know what's going on. Thanks so much for the help so far!