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Wondering if anyone has has a similar experience. Initially this axy apeared to have white fuzz around his mouth so I fridged him and treated him with antibiotics. (This started 2-3 weeks ago). The fuzz went away than he wouldn't eat (obviously because he was being fridge treated). So I got a small syringe and went to 'force feed' him nicely and gently. As i'm doing this for the...

My Kaiseri started laying for the first time all over the tank. I collected most of the eggs and transfered them to a new tank, but only a small number have developed or hatched so far. Unlike other newts I have raised in the past, these newts don't seem to have a preference for any specific plant/material for egg laying - they were laid randomly throughout the tank in moss, val...

Hi everyone,
It's been quite a while since I've posted. Dear sweet Kimchee is a little over 8 years old now. As a bit of background, about a year and a half ago I very unexpectedly found her on her back (but not floating), and once I turned her over, she no longer seemed distressed. That has happened thrice total, but not within the last year. Unfortunately she seems to hav...

Hi all my name is Marco and I'm from Tucson, AZ! I'm a food service truck driver and currently going to school to become an EMT. I've always loved Salamanders because they always seemed more interesting especially since I've been mostly in an arid region my whole life. I did have the chance of raising some tiger salamanders when they were juveniles and it was cool seeing them gr...

Hi y’all, I’m looking for advice on what I can do to help my girl get her gills back to being fluffy again. I have a 6-year-old female golden albino. Any and all advice is welcomed!

Here’s some background (not sure if it’s all necessary):
We were originally living in Oregon, and the issue there was that the water didn’t contain the correct levels of KH and GH—they w...