Help...

[joão]

Hi does anyone know what this is?....
He is not eating....

 

[dawn]

I don't have much experience so hopefully someone else will have some good advice for you but until then, have you read this article? It might help...

http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/sores.shtml

 

[joão]

thank´s , dawn but this are not wounds, it started as a small whiteish dot and developed to what you see in the photos, also it´s not fungus his back leg is a little bit swollen and he is limping. I hoping that some could help me on this, and once again thank´s dawn.

 

[jennifer]

Is this a new animal from a pet shop? I think Dawn is right, it's a sore or ulceration of some kind.

 

[jeff]

<blockquote><hr size=0><!-quote-!><font size=1>João Nunes wrote on Friday, 16 December, 2005 - 17:27 :</font>

"it started as a small whiteish dot and developed to what you see in the photos"<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote>

Perhaps it's some kind of bacterial infection then? In any event I would suggest moving the newt to a land-based quarantine set-up and treat the "wound".

 

[john]

I got a few sick newts at home
Running out of ideas to treat them,doesn't look like the vet is being very successful either..
I'd appreciate if you post any treatment that is effective..
Good luck to you..

 

[ali]

John, check these out if you haven't already:
http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/sores.shtml
http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/salt.shtml
http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/bloatEDK.shtml

You didn't mention what kind of sick your newts are, but those are the main articles on this site that deal with health issues. Hopefully they will be of some help, if not, ask a more specific question.