Fungus around the bottom lip??

[velasco13000]

I was looking at the bottom lip of my newt and it appears that She might have some fungus on the bottom and shes keeping her mouth more open....any ideas? im going to try and get a pic....WHAT SHALL I DOOO?????

 

[velasco13000]

she seems to have like a light not fungus but something around her mouth? not sure if shes shedding...any ideas?? The thing that worrying me is the swollen mouth she has...

 

[jewett]

Caudata Culture Articles

Scroll down the linked page and read the articles on Health. There you will learn about home treatment options like salt baths refrigerating etc. Read everything then read it again. Good luck!
Heather

 

[caudatadude28]

Is she feeding well? How have her activity levels changed? How long has her bottom lip been swollen? This information may help.

 

[velasco13000]

she used to feed on blood worms like crazy before but then stopped and then was only eating chopped up crickets and now she is less active..she doesnt move around much...should i fridge her? is bloat a possibility?

 

[velasco13000]

the newt that I thought or think had bloat in the throat appears to be trying to get out of the water...Half of his body is out and half in..hes holding on to the glass..any possible reasons? shes definitely not her normal self? Any help from anybody? i dont want her to die

 

[Sawyer]

the newt that I thought or think had bloat in the throat appears to be trying to get out of the water...Half of his body is out and half in..hes holding on to the glass..any possible reasons? shes definitely not her normal self? Any help from anybody? i dont want her to die

I wish I had an answer for you, but I've never experienced this before. From my readings I think that it would be best to take her out of her original set up and quarantine her in another that is shallower water with some easy access to get out of the water fully if wanted. Of course do this in a smaller tank so that you can easily monitor the situation and her feeding.

Again, this is not from personal experience, I am just trying to offer some type of possible assistance until somebody who has more ensight on a situation like such MIGHT chime in an add more beneficial information.

 

[velasco13000]

OK....so I really dont know what is going on with her...her jaw seems to be getting worse..I dont know if she has like a skin eating disease in her mouth or what exactly is wrong..maybe her jaw was broken by another newt but I had seperated her Before it got this bad...heres the picture...What can I do now? should i fridge her?