Cloaca fungal infection in pregnant Ensatina eschscholtzii oregonensis. Due date May first

[LittleGreenFrog]

I need help. the original sick sal spread it to the only one that I kept before I isolated her... and it's in the current one's cloaca. It is still in its early stages, please help while you can, because I'm worried the eggs will stop developing, like in the last one.

 

[LittleGreenFrog]

here are pics #1 is her eggs #2 is infection

 

[chicco]

I’m sorry to hear that. You need to consider testing the parameters at which you keep your animals at. I would start with the water. Usually finger infections arise from poor husbandry.
treating fungal infections is difficult and usually too late if you see signs of the infection. I would start with an amphibian ringer bath for 30-60min, then a salt bath at a concentration of 10g of table salt per liter of distilled water for 5 min.. then do the amphibian ringer solution bath again. The animal at this point should have his own quarantine/recovery enclosure. Adding tannins in the water can help as well by blanching Malaysian oak leaves and putting it in the water section of the temporary enclosure (this only has anecdotal evidence). Then contact an exotic pet vet so he can prescribe your little guy an antifungal with a bathing protocol. .. the vet may also want a swab to see if this is truly fungal or bacterial of origin. Hope this helps.

 

[LittleGreenFrog]

I tried a salt bath with the last one and her heart stopped. thanks, but I'm not doing that again. not with this slime child

 

[LittleGreenFrog]

But ill try the vet