ctfish
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We have 2 newts which I believe to be Chinese fire belly newts. We have had them for about 4 or 5 months now. They have been doing well for a while now but one of them has had a cut behind his left eye that seems to get better and then worse and back again for the last month or so. Now he seems to have some sores (not sure if that's what to call them) and they seem to be spreading. They are white and started as circles and then have morphed a bit. They are mostly around his head and neck.
We have seen a few instances of newt 2 (healthy) climbing over newt 1 (ill) and sometimes biting newt 1's tail. So I'm not sure if they are not compatible and that's what causing the stress / issues or what.
We have separated newt 1 (ill) into a bucket with a cover, clean fresh water (including some water from the main tank), plants (plastic and real) taller than the water level so he can rest on them and water temp is around 66-68. He is now not eating much if at all.
What can we do to help him recover? I have read about maybe putting on Neosporin (with out pain reliever) but I'm not sure if his circumstances warrant that or if some other approach would be better.
I took a picture today. I'm looking to see if I can post it.
We have seen a few instances of newt 2 (healthy) climbing over newt 1 (ill) and sometimes biting newt 1's tail. So I'm not sure if they are not compatible and that's what causing the stress / issues or what.
We have separated newt 1 (ill) into a bucket with a cover, clean fresh water (including some water from the main tank), plants (plastic and real) taller than the water level so he can rest on them and water temp is around 66-68. He is now not eating much if at all.
What can we do to help him recover? I have read about maybe putting on Neosporin (with out pain reliever) but I'm not sure if his circumstances warrant that or if some other approach would be better.
I took a picture today. I'm looking to see if I can post it.
