Palmate newt won’t eat

[Violetski]

So I bought my first ever newt on July 13th while they were transitioning to terrestrial, and I put them in a large bin with lots of hiding space, humidity, little bit of water and stuff to climb on like wood. Then I tried feeding them, didn’t take it, posted on reddit and got the same advice over and over again. Basically what I do is grab a live fruit fly or blood worm with some tweezers, put the wriggling fly close and wait for a bite. I get nothing every time, keep in mind I do this at night with the lights turned off sometimes using my flash to see. They aren’t malnourished skinny right now but have clearly lost weight. I guess one of the factors could be that it’s too warm but, it’s not hot nor freezing. Around 65 degrees water and air.

 

[minorhero]

If not trained to it most newts won't tong feed. Couple that with the newt being terrestrial and I am not surprised you are not seeing any feeding. Try chopped earth worms in a small dish and leave them alone.