mummyhamster
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Afternoon everyone!
I have 2 Chines Fire Bellied Newts (Cynops orientalis) in a 10 gallon tank, measurements 2 foot long by 1 foot high and wide. It has 2/3rds water with a small floating island and a large onrament which breaks the surface water. The first Newt was taking frozen bloodworms from my tweezers while I wiggled them about making them look like they were still alive on his first night with me. He is now doing fine and is scoffing live bloodworms like there is no tomorrow! The seond Newt which when I first got them spent all of it's time on the land area (the first Newt jumped straight in the water). I haven't seen the second Newt eat, but it doesn't look thin. I don't think the Newts are fighting as yesterday they were both snuggled up on the land area together!
This morning though I noticed the second Newt has what I think is a small open sore. It is located almost on it's side and belly - just where the orange bit start, just beneath it's left front leg (arm?!) It's very small at the moment. It just looks like a hole. Obviously just because it's small now, doesn't mean it won't get bigger, as I'm sure without any treatment it will.
I have read a few differnt articles on what to do, but thought I would post on here to see if anybody had any ideas. At the moment it is in a tub (like the ones crickets come in, it does have lots of air holes on the side). I have put some live moss in there and wet it all. There is also a bit of damp kitchen paper with some live bloodworms on it in the hope it might feed. It is in the coolest darkest room in the house. I have done it like this as I read that leaving the sore to the open air helps it to heal. I've also read about refridgerating them, is this a good idea?
Please help me, help this Newt.
Thanking you all!
V'.
I have 2 Chines Fire Bellied Newts (Cynops orientalis) in a 10 gallon tank, measurements 2 foot long by 1 foot high and wide. It has 2/3rds water with a small floating island and a large onrament which breaks the surface water. The first Newt was taking frozen bloodworms from my tweezers while I wiggled them about making them look like they were still alive on his first night with me. He is now doing fine and is scoffing live bloodworms like there is no tomorrow! The seond Newt which when I first got them spent all of it's time on the land area (the first Newt jumped straight in the water). I haven't seen the second Newt eat, but it doesn't look thin. I don't think the Newts are fighting as yesterday they were both snuggled up on the land area together!
This morning though I noticed the second Newt has what I think is a small open sore. It is located almost on it's side and belly - just where the orange bit start, just beneath it's left front leg (arm?!) It's very small at the moment. It just looks like a hole. Obviously just because it's small now, doesn't mean it won't get bigger, as I'm sure without any treatment it will.
I have read a few differnt articles on what to do, but thought I would post on here to see if anybody had any ideas. At the moment it is in a tub (like the ones crickets come in, it does have lots of air holes on the side). I have put some live moss in there and wet it all. There is also a bit of damp kitchen paper with some live bloodworms on it in the hope it might feed. It is in the coolest darkest room in the house. I have done it like this as I read that leaving the sore to the open air helps it to heal. I've also read about refridgerating them, is this a good idea?
Please help me, help this Newt.
Thanking you all!
V'.
