Eating Habits of a California Newt??

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hailee

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I have a 6" california newt that is exteremly lazy. I have try to feed him all sorts of stuff pellets, crickets, worms, and meal worms. 99% of the time he ignores it complete until you can see all of his ribs. I have also try putting him in a seperate contianer and feeding him, but he goes crazy in the seperate tank...since i never pick him and i bet he is confused. I was wondering if anybody was in this situation before, and how did you fix it? or has anybody heard of this or knows the cure to lazy newts?

Thankx,
AnImAl-InSaNe5
 
Hi Hailee,

Seeing all ribs is not good. This means he's sick and you might have to nurse him back a tiny bit at a time.

Try cutting a night crawler up and put the bloody part near its nose. You might see it give some interest, try to grab it, then lose interest. It's kind of like feeding a finicky baby. Keep at it until it finally gives a bite.

I wouldn't feed it as much as it can eat all at once, if it's skinny enough to see ribs, daily small feedings maybe the best way to go.
 
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