Battyjac
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I've had very little luck with searching. I have 3 greater sirens in a 45 gallon tank. Two will be removed as soon as a couple of the other teachers are set up. (I posted intro previously)
One of them ended up with a large bite a month or so ago. It was not clearing up and started to look infected. My daughter volunteers at the Sea Life Center in Corpus Christi and asked their expert for ideas. No answers. Granted, they mostly work with sea turtles.
I ended up buying Turtle Fix from Amazon ( https://www.amazon.com/API-TURTLE-Antibacterial-Turtle-8-Ounce/dp/B00ESBHN02/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1513875864&sr=8-1&keywords=turtle+fixbecause it said it was good for aquatic amphibians. It's essentially tea tree oil. The inflammation is way down and it looks like it is finally healing. I started that 2 weeks ago and just ordered more.
What else do you usually do for wounds? I was so careful to only have softish stuff so they didn't scratch their skins and then they bit each other. But, usually they seem to get along. The little one is usually buried somewhere but seems to have no fear of the bigger ones, and the two big ones often lay together. I think it's a male and female but it's hard to tell, one is much lighter than the other so the head may just look different from shadowing. There is so little info out there that I feel like I'm breaking new ground. Heck, I read something that they don't use their front legs. Mine seem to have great dexterity with their legs and maneuver around the bottom and sides of the tank primarily with those. Sorry, for the extra stuff. Apparently, I'm stalling on grading midterms.
Also, if anyone is researching these and wants any of my observations or wants me or some students to make some, let me know. I don't teach AP classes but my co-workers do and sometimes have students wanting/needing a research project. I have these and fire-bellied toads in the classroom.
One of them ended up with a large bite a month or so ago. It was not clearing up and started to look infected. My daughter volunteers at the Sea Life Center in Corpus Christi and asked their expert for ideas. No answers. Granted, they mostly work with sea turtles.
I ended up buying Turtle Fix from Amazon ( https://www.amazon.com/API-TURTLE-Antibacterial-Turtle-8-Ounce/dp/B00ESBHN02/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1513875864&sr=8-1&keywords=turtle+fixbecause it said it was good for aquatic amphibians. It's essentially tea tree oil. The inflammation is way down and it looks like it is finally healing. I started that 2 weeks ago and just ordered more.
What else do you usually do for wounds? I was so careful to only have softish stuff so they didn't scratch their skins and then they bit each other. But, usually they seem to get along. The little one is usually buried somewhere but seems to have no fear of the bigger ones, and the two big ones often lay together. I think it's a male and female but it's hard to tell, one is much lighter than the other so the head may just look different from shadowing. There is so little info out there that I feel like I'm breaking new ground. Heck, I read something that they don't use their front legs. Mine seem to have great dexterity with their legs and maneuver around the bottom and sides of the tank primarily with those. Sorry, for the extra stuff. Apparently, I'm stalling on grading midterms.
Also, if anyone is researching these and wants any of my observations or wants me or some students to make some, let me know. I don't teach AP classes but my co-workers do and sometimes have students wanting/needing a research project. I have these and fire-bellied toads in the classroom.