I got a newt a about a week ago apparently a japanese but looks more like a chinese but has characteristics of both smooth but slightly bumpy skin and a rounded pointy tail! although its 3" long tip of tail to nose i think its only young as the pictures ive seen all have a thinner fin on top of their tails and are much bulkier than mine the poor little guy was kept in a dry hot tank with anoles(!) and the only water was a very high sided water bowl i brought him home and put him in a tank with mostly colder than room temperature water with minimal current created by the air powered filter setup i designed specially for him his land is mostly sphagnum moss with a slate slab in the corner and a big rock that stays mostly dry...

Now heres the problem(s)

i dont think he's eating although being offered defrosted bloodworm, in and out of the water, as well as small crickets which are now tank mates i havent seen him eat or noticed anything gone

also he doesnt go in the water in total ive seen him in it 3 times once i put him in it to make sure he knew he had some and to stop him escaping the other two where brief

also he climbs the tank sides and sits in the corner at the top which was a surprise as i didnt know they could i need advice on on these points (mainly the first two) asap please as i dont want him to die (ps i dont know what sex it is either its just nasty calling him it)

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