Illness/Sickness: FB Newt stopped eating

[mtenney1]

Hello,
I know this is a common topic but here is my story:

I have two firebelly newts for maybe 2 months now. I feed them live bloodworms which they both love. One day I ran out of live ones and had to give them frozen ones. One, will eat them however the other won't. I didn't notice, which I know is my fault, until I looked at him one day and he was REALLY skinny.

I'd take him out and feed him a little every 2 days and he plumped up a little bit to where he wasn't frighteningly skinny but each time he'd eat less and less. Now he's stopped eating all together for a good week now.

Anyway, I have no idea what to do. I don't think it is the type of food since he'd eat it before. I don't see anything physically wrong with him otherwise.

 

[mtenney1]

Correction to that: I feed them live blackworms.

 

[Jennewt]

What is the water temperature? How do you maintain the water quality? Have you tried going back to the live blackworms or are you still feeding frozen bloodworms?

 

[mtenney1]

The quality and temp of the water is good. I don't know the exact temp but it stays cool. Yes I went back to live black worms.
I have a whole new problem now seeing as the other one escaped. I can't find him