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Question: My tiger is morphing and has light grey spots on his face, bacteria or is this normal?

Wyvell

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Hello all,
Toothless is well on his way to morphing now but a while ago I noticed light colored patches on his face and one on his Rami (gill stalks) I was worried this may be an infection so I have been treating him but now that I know he is a tiger salamander that is morphing and not an axolotl, Im not sure if these patches are normal. pictures below

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For an unknown reason, I cannot open your image. But how large are these spots? Tigers do have grey spotting alot. Also the spots are usually circular and placed at a more or less same distance from each other.
 

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Well, he has one over his mouth that doesn't really have a shape. It extends up over his nose. The on on his Gill looks a bit circular but his stomach is almost white. His feet are light colored too. I'm worried this may be a bacterial infection.
 

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If you right click on the link, the picture opens, but it is not very clear. Could you add some more photo's please ?
 

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from what I can see I would guess their is nothing wrong with it.
 

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The picture I posted before was really warped for some reason so I cropped it. Maybe this one will be better
The light colored splotches around his mouth are what have me worried.
 

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It might be fungus but I am not sure enough to say for sure, I would wait for more forum members that have more expertise to chime in on the issue.
 

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He still has a healthy appetite and his morphing continues to progress. I am doing large water changes daily because his water level has been lowered to accommodate his morphing process. he looks a bit better today. I will continue with salt baths. He is also a bit skinny (and has been since we got him) so I am feeding a mix of jumbo blood worms, red wigglers and wax worms. With an occasional addition of beefheart. He has gotten much stronger (particularly in his legs) but he still looks a bit slim. Any suggestions on what I can do to help him out?
 

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Ive been continuing with salt baths but handling him to do so has made me mildly ill. I must be sensitive to the toxins he is secreting
 
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