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Sick salamandar

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don

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Greetings all!

I'm glad I found a good source for information. I have been looking for a while now for a nice place to share info on my Tiger Salamanders. I am in dire straits at the moment with Ralph!

I have two Sal's. One is perfectly healthy with a great appetite. Very active. The other however, who I named Ralph, started out the same.. but over the last few weeks has gone lethargic and will not eat. He also has gotten little black dots over his skin and on the underneath a swollen area that looks odd like you can also see blood or something under the skin. This is between his rear legs. He also has a bit of discolouration on his tail. I have read all sorts of stories about Rana-virus and other things that could possibly be the cause of this but I really have no clue. If anyone could help me please respond fast.

As I said I have two Sal's one is very healthy the other is very sick. I keep them both in the same tank and they generally sleep on top of each other. I have recently placed Ralph ( the sick Sal ) in its own little tank because I was afraid he might have a virus.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Don
 
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