GAH! Found Digi trying to eat my Fire Belly!!!

[king2005]

I saw Digi spit something onto the floor & getting ready to eat it.

I got up & realized it was my little fire belly!! I scolded her with a NO & a nose tap... He wasn't moving, wasn't breathing & didn't respond to pain :( I didn't want to give up on him yet, so I rolled him in my hand with light pressure to his chest. His tail flicked & he breathed once... so I rolled him more & nothing. I dunked him in the 90gal fish tank & pulled all the hair off him. There was a lot more hair on him then I thought. It formed a net around him & was preventing him from breathing & moving... once it was off he was breathing more & flicked his tail more... I don't think he has any broken bones. I put him back into his 10gal & put the lid I forgot to put back on last night.

Hopefully he'll be ok when i return home.

[Catlady711]

I hope he is ok when you get back.

I had to read your post three times to figure out that a fire belly was a fish. lol I've never heard of one of those. The only fish I ever had was pool commets and minature catfish.

[king2005]

I hope he is ok when you get back.

I had to read your post three times to figure out that a fire belly was a fish. lol I've never heard of one of those. The only fish I ever had was pool commets and minature catfish.

Opps my bad, hes a Fire Belly Newt

Not him, but what one looks like
http://l.yimg.com/g/images/spaceball.gif

He still alive!!! He didn't move at all, so he was a little dry. I picked him up & gently dunked him in the water.. his eyes opened up, he looked around & his back legs started going :D But not the front :( I tried to encourage him to show me that his front legs still worked.. THEY DO!! I think his left hand might be broken, or atleast very sore.. thats the only hand that he doesn't want to use.. but he'll move the arm a little.

I moved him to a 5gal tank where I can keep the water super low so he has a less chance of drowning.

I think he'll pull through :)

I'll take photos when hes feeling better.

[Catlady711]

Opps my bad, hes a Fire Belly Newt

Not him, but what one looks like
http://l.yimg.com/g/images/spaceball.gif

He still alive!!! He didn't move at all, so he was a little dry. I picked him up & gently dunked him in the water.. his eyes opened up, he looked around & his back legs started going :D But not the front :( I tried to encourage him to show me that his front legs still worked.. THEY DO!! I think his left hand might be broken, or atleast very sore.. thats the only hand that he doesn't want to use.. but he'll move the arm a little.

I moved him to a 5gal tank where I can keep the water super low so he has a less chance of drowning.

I think he'll pull through :)

I'll take photos when hes feeling better.

Your link didn't work, must have been a direct copy from Flickr I'm guessing from the link name spaceball. For Flickr you have to copy the address link, many ppl have a no copy feature that does what your link did.

Since you said newt this time, I just googled images of it to see. It's a rather pretty critter. I'd never heard or seen one of these before.

I'm glad he seems to be hanging in there for you. I hope he makes a full recovery.

[king2005]

Your link didn't work, must have been a direct copy from Flickr I'm guessing from the link name spaceball. For Flickr you have to copy the address link, many ppl have a no copy feature that does what your link did.

Since you said newt this time, I just googled images of it to see. It's a rather pretty critter. I'd never heard or seen one of these before.

I'm glad he seems to be hanging in there for you. I hope he makes a full recovery.

Hes a cute little guy! I didn't expect him to live past a couple days, but hes going on a month+ :) I have low hopes for him, but I've had them for him before & hes proven me wrong every time, so I'm sure he'll make it as he sure is a fighter!!

[king2005]

I might have to move him into the closet with the door closed as I'm having issues heating his water, so hes not moving much. He is a LOT better, as he can swim & has stayed in the water all night & was alive when I picked him up this morning. he was just cold. I put a 60wt bulb inside the 5gal & I hope it'll warm the water a bit. But I know the closet will keep him warm, as its always the hotest room in my apt.