SINKING PROBLEMS

[newtmother]

My Fuzhong warty newt is having problems sinking. I thought she was gravid but now it is clear she is sick. Her throat, legs and arms are not swollen but, her chest and stomach is. Is there anything I can do? Or is it time for her to go to newt heaven?

 

[chris]

sounds like "bloat".

 

[joan]

Or she just needs a good poo. Mine get rather bloated when they're constipated, and have floating problems. It could have also swallwed some air and can't spit out. Try putting her in a shallow tub with cool water, shallow enough for her to be able to touch the ground. I'm not sure if you can put Fuzhongs in the fridge.

 

[jennifer]

http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/bloatEDK.shtml

 

[newtmother]

I think she just needed a good poop. She is sinking just fine now but still looks gravid, or fat. She eats healthy, and happily, always looking for food. I think she is eating her poop though by mistake. I clean their tank every day, but she rarely has anything to clean. I feed them a little every day. I watched her eat some of her poop before I could clean it out. Is this a bad sign?