frogenjoyer
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Hello everyone,
I have a question regarding disinfecting vivariums for amphibians. I built a new bioactive vivarium a few months ago to house some emperor newts, but I wound up missing the emperor newt sale. At this same time my 3 year old marbled newts all came down with some unknown illness that killed 2 of the 3 of them. The third began exhibiting similar features as the other two so I quarantined her and treated her with antibiotics for 3 weeks. She started to really rebound and looked good for a few weeks so I added her to the new vivarium I built since I was no longer getting the emperor newts. At this time I ran out of her antibiotics and her health rapidly declined and she died within a week. I removed her from the vivarium prior to her passing away. I know it's hard to say without knowing what caused the illness, but what can I do to restore the new vivarium and make sure it's safe for new animals? I think it should be safe because I don't think the infection was contagious, but instead a result of an issue with their prior enclosure, but I'm hesitant to spend hundreds of dollars on new salamanders that could potentially get sick from my marbled newt having been in the enclosure for a week. Let me know your thoughts. Thank you!
I have a question regarding disinfecting vivariums for amphibians. I built a new bioactive vivarium a few months ago to house some emperor newts, but I wound up missing the emperor newt sale. At this same time my 3 year old marbled newts all came down with some unknown illness that killed 2 of the 3 of them. The third began exhibiting similar features as the other two so I quarantined her and treated her with antibiotics for 3 weeks. She started to really rebound and looked good for a few weeks so I added her to the new vivarium I built since I was no longer getting the emperor newts. At this time I ran out of her antibiotics and her health rapidly declined and she died within a week. I removed her from the vivarium prior to her passing away. I know it's hard to say without knowing what caused the illness, but what can I do to restore the new vivarium and make sure it's safe for new animals? I think it should be safe because I don't think the infection was contagious, but instead a result of an issue with their prior enclosure, but I'm hesitant to spend hundreds of dollars on new salamanders that could potentially get sick from my marbled newt having been in the enclosure for a week. Let me know your thoughts. Thank you!