Aquatic salamander with hole in side and lumps/deformity

[Tierneyfox]

edit: have taken him to an aquatic vet, they are taking care of him, will post updates as I get them if anyone would like. Had to drop 800$ is this a normal price for something like this?

 

[Tierneyfox]

I’ve got an aquatic salamander that has had some concerning health issues pop up in the last month. It started with some lumps on the upper right side of the body, and I monitored it and wasn’t sure how to treat that, it seemed to get a bit better, and now within the week he has accused a hole in his side. It isIts extremely concerning to me, I’m not sure where to find a vet that knows how to work with the salamander that I have. Please, any recommendations would be helpful until I can find an exotic vet that would be a good fit to treat him. I pulled him out of his tank to get some pictures, it’s hard to see because of the angle View attachment 98955

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[wolfen]

do you know what species of salamander she/he is, different species have different water requirements, also what food are you giving her/him.
the skin issues will most likely be caused by bacterial infection, ensure water chemistry is correct for species, use methylene blue mixed acriflavine (for safety use half fish dose, 10-15 mins), may require antibiotics for open wound area. although it can be swabbed with potassium permanganate.

 

[anxiouslotl]

For comparison, I took a newt to the vet once and the test for bacterial infections was more than $100. Not sure about the other 700 though.