i'm bewildered!
i just changed the water a mere 2 days ago.
and i just gave them food, which they haven't finished eating.

today i woke up and looked.. they looked as if they had died a long time ago. decomposed and all. ughh.
why??
i immediately went on the web.. and checked their lifespan.
PEOPLE HAVE THEIR FIEREBELLIES FOR 13 YEARS!
then i checked the size. perhaps mine was an old one. their grow up to 6 inches and mine is only 2??

i gave them food, gave them their beloved rock.. which they had liked for a few months.
i gave them clean water. you know, some owners change their water every two to three months. i change mine every month. why did my firebeliies die..
at least i have one consoling fact .. Cynops orientalis is the most un-endangered species of firebellied newts among its Genus. largest range and all.. all from china and asia.
left one poor guy. i know they live in groups.. im afraid he might die of loneliness!
this is a picture of a firebelly i found on the web. adorable to be, probably not to you..