I recently purchased 3 chinese fire bellied newts. Larry, Curly, Moe . For the first couple weeks they got along. However Moe the largest started picking on Curly the smallest to the point that I separated them. Since that time Curly hasn't been doing very well. He doesn't eat or move around nearly as much . He has two sores now on his back and a fat lip. The sores look like holes in his skin revealing white flesh beneath. The local pet stores have been unhelpful thus far. Is there's any kind of medication or treatment for this? I've read online that saltwater and or colder temperatures. But how salty and what temperature hasn't been posted. Also Curly still lives with Larry. Should I quarantine them from each other ?.Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Curly, a chinese fire bellied newt .
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I also own FBN. I would seperate them. Put the injured newt in another tank or somethign simialar. For tempreture, normal room tempreture is all thats needed. Keep water clean, so if no filter, tehn chaneg water now and then occasionally along wiht old food. I havent heard of a salt bath before, so maybe someone else will be mroe help to that. I dont know what your feeding them , but i use frozen blodworms so could try that, or earthworms.
Hope this helps and your little fellaw makes a quick recovery
I also own FBN. I would seperate them. Put the injured newt in another tank or somethign simialar. For tempreture, normal room tempreture is all thats needed. Keep water clean, so if no filter, tehn chaneg water now and then occasionally along wiht old food. I havent heard of a salt bath before, so maybe someone else will be mroe help to that. I dont know what your feeding them , but i use frozen blodworms so could try that, or earthworms.
Hope this helps and your little fellaw makes a quick recovery
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