Fungus is eating FBN arm and leg

[ronald]

For the past 2 weeks my newt's arm and now his leg are slowly eroding away. It started with his arm. I noticed he held it up as if it were broken. Later, a gray coating appeared at the tips of his fingers and then his arm started to erode. Last week, I noticed his forearm bones were exposed. They fell off this week and there's just a stump left. The fungus(?) spread to his foot and is slowly eroding it one toe at a time. What can I do?

 

[karl]

This happened to a few of mine,i had a bunch of chinese firebellies about a year ago i started off with six & ended up with three. one of them got this Fungus on his head & it started to heal
he looked okay for weeks & then had a relapse & died. the surviving 2 newts lasted for about 8 or nine months together & were perfectly healthy as far as i could see.
then i noticed one of them dragging his leg (it looked like he had injured himself climbing)by the time i'd gotten him into a seperate tank it was too late and the wound/fungus had gotten too bad .I guess its very difficult to Heal in such damp conditions & one never knows how unhealthy they are to begin with judging by pet shop horror stories i have heard & seen .the last little guy seems to be fine!!

 

[kaysie]

Put it in a dirt quarantine, treat with antifungals (someone else will have to direct you to the best one). until you get antifungals, treat with a salt bath. You can find directions for this on Caudate Culture.

 

[deadeye]

I'll try the salt bath method although I'm not very good with measuring out ingredients.
My newt's humerus is now showing. Should I snip the exposed portion off to help the healing process?

 

[edward]

I suggest that you seek a vet's help as the infection is probably beyond the point that you are observing (infections can travel within bones).

Ed