I have 3 babies and one of them has swelled up like to twice its size and is floating around it seems to be struggling any idea whats wrong and how can I help it
I don't know a huge amount about them, but when I first read it, it sounded like it might have been pregancy but if they're young, then it wont be.
The reason for why I said that is because the females swell up a huge amount when due to give birth, because the newborn Caecillians feed on the flesh of the mother.
How long have you had them? What size tank etc do you have them in?
yes our female expanded considerably. We were given 2 last year. The babies are about 2-3 months old not sure as appeared when we came back off holiday. They are about 8 inch long and 2 are as thick as a standard pencil. The other one is 3 times as thick apart from the head it is very sluggish It isnt floating anymore s at bottom of the tank which measures 1000 x 400 x 500mm Please help I love these things and hate to think it may be suffering.
ok thanks probably will go to vets if no change in a couple of days. but when I think about it the mum went the same and then hid in the filter. a few weeks later whilst we were on holiday our mate texted us to say there was 1 baby when we got home there was 3 !!!!!!!
That was my main thought, and unfortunately I don't know what the sexual maturity rate of those are. But they are incredibly weird to watch mum 'nursing' the young. It looks vicious, I saw it on good ole Attenborough once. I'll see if I can find a vid.
baby caecillians
Posted - 22/11/2009 : 09:54:14
I'll see if I can find a vid.