Young Mudpuppy Help

[Bandida]

I have a baby mudpuppy that I hatched last summer. I recently just recovered him from an ex's house. It hasnt been taken care of properly for 4 months. Right now it is very unactive and seems lifeless. I have to check on it every now and then through the day to see if it's still alive.

Are there any suggestions to what I can do?
Temp: 16 deg C
ph:7
I feed it frozen bloodworms atm.

 

[Kaysie]

Keep the water clean and cool (no higher than it is now), and offer food. If it's eating okay, try offering earthworms and waxworms to build up some weight.

 

[Greatwtehunter]

I have a baby mudpuppy that I hatched last summer.

I'm curious, is this "mudpuppy" the same as Necturus maculosus? If so, how in the world did you luck out in coming across some eggs and do you have any pics of the larvae when they hatched?

You'll also want to back off on how much you check on it. Once a day at most. Any more than that and your just stressing it out even more.

 

[Bandida]

It is way to small for worms that large. It's the size a little bigger then my thumbnail. None of the pet stores around here have live small worms. I do only check on it once a day or every other day. It's starting to get energy back and actually swims away when I'm around and starting to eat bloodworms again.

Yeah the mudpuppy, Necturus maculosus.

I dont have photos of it hatching but my ex did take videos underwater of the nest. I got it in Wellers Bay-Trenton area in Ontario. My ex was lifting rocks to catch crayfish and disturbed a nest and crushed all of them... So I took the remaining eggs home. 1 survived. My first time with eggs ever. He found over 5 nests along the shore. They are making a great comeback in Ontario

Recent pic of my baby: 4 months ago

Just morphing babies:6 months ago (I think)

Sorry for bad quality. The camera wasnt focusing

Here is a video of a nest and the parent guarding her eggs:
N. maculosus egg's - YouTube

 

[Kaysie]

See if you can get your hands on some blackworms. They're fantastic for little guys, and just as nutritious as earthworms. Plus they're aquatic, so they don't die in the tank.