Not eating! White fingers/toes...

[hayden]

I recently got another C.o to add to my collection it was in a tank full of paddle tails...all the others were dead...So i brought him home...The tips of his fingers are all white and the same is with his toes...one whole hand is white...He refused bloodworms,blackworms, and tubifex worms...he doesnt do much put sit outta the water...Please any ideas for feeding him would be appreciated...

 

[mark]

I am sure that you rescued him from a horrible death at the hands of the paddletails, but if I were you I would be very sure to keep him separate from your current newts for a few weeks, in case he is sick. It would be a shame if he infected any of your healthy ones. If you havent already, I would recommend putting him in a small temporary tank until you are sure he is healthy and a couple weeks have passed.
In terms of food, I might recommend also trying very small chopped earthworm bits, or maybe those extremely small crickets that some pet stores sell.
The white spots are often a very bad sign and could mean infection, and his lack of eating might confirm that. Those can be very contagious among newts.
I hope all goes well.

 

[hayden]

He is in a small tupperware set-up of just mud...I put peroxide and triple antibiotic on his infection...I really want him to pull through...He is amazingly active...and always tries to walk on his missing hand...

 

[hayden]

The white part of the limbs is beginning to fall off...The limbs now look black and are going to begin to grow back soon...I think he jsut might pull through

 

[kaysie]

Good luck, Hayden

 

[jorge]

Sorry to tell but I lost a newt, with the same signs last week.
Luck Hayden