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    newt questions

    Ok a few weeks ago I gave fire bellied newts a shot. It was an utter failure 3 out of 4 died and the 4th escaped. (First time that had ever happened to me. Still trying to figure out how, many theories, no answers.) Now I have this 20 gallon tank set up for newts and I am wondering. "what do I...
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    Missing a limb!

    Ok There are only 2 newts left now. The one that had his arm removed is dead. :( I found him at the bottom of the tank today. I'm ready to give up on this species if my last two die, the male that killed him has some missing fingers and a few battle scars but he is otherwise fine. The female...
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    Missing a limb!

    Well maybe if I discribe them to you. They have bright red under bellies with black spots and they are pure black everywhere else. They are about an inch and a half long or maybe a little larger. Yeah I hope he survives. Right now he is laying on a rock and has dragged a lot of blood.. He...
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    Missing a limb!

    Ok I have three Fire bellied newts all purchased from the same place. They are in a nice twenty gallon with two great filters running through it. I also put some stuff that dechlorinates water that they used on the newts at the pet store. The water is rediculiously clean, new, and fresh. But I...
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    Newt emergency! Urgent, need help.

    Ok just today I noticed there was all of this weird foam developing in the water. One of my fire bellied newts was dead. :( Now I completely cleaned it out 100%. But once I put everything back in including the remaining newt, the strange foam started enveloping the cages water surface. It is a...
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    Strange newt activity! Urgent!

    Oh cause its a really nice one that creates a waterfall. Works very well and I think the newt kinda likes it. I just moved it, he has been under there for 5-7 hours and he is fine. Weird huh? 6-7 hours no hoxygen! That doesn't make any sense!
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    Strange newt activity! Urgent!

    He wiggled a bit. The filter made a bunch of weird noises. So I had to try and fix it. Without crushing the newts head. Now it is corrected and he is still in the same spot yet I can't see his head it is at an angle. So I can't tell if I crushed him. This sucks.
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    Strange newt activity! Urgent!

    Sorry but I don't have a camera. So do you guys think I should wait overnight and them move it if she/he still wedged up against the glass?
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    Strange newt activity! Urgent!

    Ok I just added some water and gravel to even out my tank a little more and correct a temperature problem. So I put the two fire bellied newts back in their cage. One swam over and propped himself up on the shore. The other newt squeezed behind the underwater filter. (It sucks the water through...
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    water filter head ache

    And what about calcium supplement? Do they need it? And if so how often? I have some that I use for my beardie can I use that stuff? It has D3 in it.
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    bad month

    I know exactly how ya feel man. I had a bad month too not to long ago. My mantis died of old age and so did my beloved millipede. My first scorp died recently and so yeah after seeing all those die offs I was ready to sell all of my other animals. But then I was walking through a pet store one...
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    water filter head ache

    Ok I want to buy this fire bellied newt that is only 1 and a half inches long maybe a little more. I am planning to keep him in a ten gallon maybe buy some more, I just need to know what the filter is called or what I should look for. I've never bought one before and I would hate to buy the...
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    Fire bellied newts and fire bellied toads?

    Ok I want to buy this fire bellied newt and you see they also sell fire bellied toads. So I was wondering if I could keep them together. Because you see this pet store I used to go to also kept them together and they seemed fine. So I just wanna confirm that it is ok for these two to cohabitate...
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    Salamanders?

    Hey I was thinking about getting a salamander and was wondering if anyone could suggest a specific species. I also have a few questions about these critters: 1. Are they REALLY hard to keep? 2. How much does a salamander usually cost? (Depending on which species you suggest.)
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    Mantis has layed ootheca but she hasnt breed

    Hey this same exact thing happened to me too! Unfortunatly it never hatched still have it all dried up though. It was weird the mantis bit a little hole in it and some black stuff pored out. While it was in the cage. I have some bad news though. Really shortly after laying the ootheca my...
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    My new pet texas unicorn mantis doesn't seem interested in food...

    UMM,..... Ok here is the problem now. since he didn't wanna eat I took out the cricket for two days then threw it back in and luckily for me he started molting! :O I do not think the cricket can reach him. But I can't get at the cricket with the tweezers without disturbing the mantis. (Who is...
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    My new pet texas unicorn mantis doesn't seem interested in food...

    So I have a netted plastic top should I switch that out for solid plast with like a couple air holes poked in or is air circulation really important? Oh and the cage I have might be a little to tall. I have a cage that is about twice his hight and three times his length across should I use that?
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    My new pet texas unicorn mantis doesn't seem interested in food...

    Ok I own a texas unicorn mantis. On the rather young side only one or to CM barely an inch and it hasn't taken interest in any food. I just threw in a cricket about a half hour ago and it doesn't even seem to notice it. Is this normal texas unicorn mantis behavior? Cause my spiney flower mantis...
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    Help! My Sunburst yellow morph beardie is losing color!

    Well I couldn't get a hold of too many vedgies. All I have is carrot, cucumber and romaine lettuce. All chopped up sitting in his cage. I was extremely busy today unfortunatly with it being a holiday and all. So I could only manage to feed him a little before he went to bed, that was when I...
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    Help! My Sunburst yellow morph beardie is losing color!

    Oh so that is the cause of his lack in color? O_o? Oh and sorry about that. I posted five seconds after you posted the answer to my question. I will definatly go out tommorrow and get a ton of stuff. Oh and by the way I don't think he is too low on calcium. I dust the crickets and lettuce with...
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