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Hi guys, Lexi is 6/ 6 1/2 years old and has generally been a healthy happy lotl, though yesterday she was staying in her log longer than normal and I noticed it's because her tail/ butt is floaty. She's been gaseous before from gulping too much air, but she usually gets it out much quicker than this.

It has been 2 full days, in that time I've done a 50% water chang...

Looking for Blue Tailed Fire Belly Newts (Cynops Cyanurus) or Chinese Fire Belly Newts (Cynops Orientalis) in Texas. If anyone could help me out it would be much appreciated.

Hello everyone, just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Tony and I’m from and currently live in San Antonio, Tx. I was referred to this group by a Salamander breeder I met in a couple of years back from Austin, Texas who unfortunately moved out of state. I owned Blue Tailed Fire Belly Newts (Cynops Cyanurus) a long time ago and was looking to see if I could find the resource...

sorry new to the forum, but my axolotl pebbles will only eat by hand or tongs if i try and leave it on the tank floor or just drifting he wont touch it, is this normal? ive owned him for 4 years always been like this not super bothered if this isnt unhealthy but if i should chnage something let me know.

I posted before about my new juvie axolotl Squish not eating before and having curled gills but after trying brine shrimp just to see if a different kind of food would get them to eat I'm so happy to say that Squish ate all the brine shrimp that was allowed in 2 minutes!! So I don't have a sick axie but a picky one lol. He won't touch night crawlers or regular earthworms that I ...