Orange Belly Newt

[DN530]

I bought an orange belly newt a week ago. It has its own tank that has rocks and plants for him to sit on if it wants to get out of the water. It isn't eating. I've tried to feed it frozen brine shrimp and newt pellets that I bought at the pet store. I've dropped the food right next to it and still it doesn't eat. Any suggestions?

 

[moray]

Hi, first of all make sure the water quality is good and not to warm. Then maybe try earth worms, or meal worms, newts tend to do better with live food, snails are often eaten in the wild so maybe try some small/medium aquatic snails (if they aren't eaten they might at least clean some of the other food that the newt has left.

good luck, hope this helps, keep us informed