Illness/Sickness: What is wrong with my newt?

[CadenDC]

Ok so I just got three fire belly newts about three weeks ago. Five days a ago I noticed one of them had a little red spot on his head. I though he must have scraped his head on something and have heard how amazing newts and salamanders are at healing and regenerating so I left him be. Now recently I noticed tha this scrape covers a good portion of his face. I couldn't find any help on the internet about it, but I did hear about some sort of separation from his normal terrarium into a more terrestrial environment where he could more quickly heal and prevent infection and spreading to other tank mates. So I stopped at a pet store and grabbed one of those cheap optic hermit **** containers and gave him one dry area and their other areas covered in wet paper towels as the Website I looked up said to. I will try to post pictures of what the injury looks like and it would be very helpful if anyone with experience with whatever is wrong with this little guys head and any way to help him. I just don't want to kill him because these newts are my first and hopefully I can have them much longer.

 

[Sith the turtle]

Any pictures? Could be multiple things from what you're describing. Also, most pet-store newts are sick and unhealthy from being exported from China. Probably parasite infested. So we need pics, ammonia and PH levels, and water tempuature

 

[CadenDC]

Sorry new to this forum

 

[Sith the turtle]

Okay, I would use Neosporin without pain-killer and apply to the wound. Someone else's newt went thorough this, I'll link the thread to you

 

[CadenDC]

Thanks you so much! Where do I get this medication? Do use the stuff for humans? Or is there a special amphibian brand?

 

[Sith the turtle]

You should be able to get the Neosporin anywhere, just make sure it doesn't have pain-killer and it'll be fine. Here it the thread: http://www.caudata.org/forum/f46-be...7-newt-salamander-help/101508-newt-wound.html

 

[CadenDC]

Thanks again so much I started the treatment, hopefully he can pull through

 

[CatSpit]

I hope the Neosporin treatment works.

If not please take the newt to a herp vet as I had to. The vet explained that some bacteria are 'gram negative' and the neosporin can't address that, in the end it was the vet's prescription of a weak solution of iodine as well as baytril that did the trick and the newt then healed very quickly.

Wishing your newt a speedy recovery!

 

[Otterwoman]

Also read the articles on illness here. Scroll down to the "Health and Illness" section for the article on "Sores and Wounds."

 

[Sith the turtle]

Huh. Didn't know we had that. Seems pretty useful

 

[CatSpit]

CadenDC, how is your newt doing?

 

[Sith the turtle]

I would also like to know