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keno
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<font color="119911">help my fire bellied newt is missing its front limb</font>will it grow back
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keno
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will it grow back
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jeff
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It depends. The newt itself is risk for huge infection though, and I would worry about that first. isolate the newt, try putting bactine on it, but I would guess that the best thing you can do in your situation is take it to the a vet.
what else is in that tank?, and what does the wound look like/photo?
what else is in that tank?, and what does the wound look like/photo?
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benjamin
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Do you know how the newt lost its limb? was it missing when you got the newt? is the newt being kept with anything else? Are there any potential hazerdous items (eg. powerfull filter) in the tank?
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robin
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If it's not already isolated, isolate it in its own tank. Apply some Neosporin (the kind <u> pain killer as Lidocain is deadly to newts) every day for a few days& keep an eye on it. I also add Tetracycline to the water (you can buy tablets in the fish section of the pet store, that come with instructions). With some TLC it will grow the limb back & be ready to rejoin the community in a month or so.
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robin
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<u>Correction</u> Sorry. I misused the underline feature
& left out a very important word. The kind of Neosporin WITHOUT pain killer, is what I meant to say. Robin
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benjamin
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What environment was it in when it lost the limb?