Hi everyone,
I am new to this forum and to newts. My husband and I decided to get newts on Thursday, we had a nice little tank already cycled with lots of plants.
When we got our 2 newts they looked heathy according to what we read except that they were kept in the same room as tropical lizards, so their water was kinda hot for them.
I noticed on Friday that one of them was having a hard time with a leg but since they were still very shy it was hard to see properly and I didn't want to bother them to avoid useless stress.
On Saturday I was able to have a closer look and it simply seemed like a sore, I thought maybe it just got hurt in the tank when we first put them in, but as of today, Monday night, the sore has clearly become bigger and it is also missing a few toes. It seems that the other one is also just starting now to show a few redness on some limbs. I am feeling terrible for them!
We decided to put them in a concentrated salt bath in the fridge like we saw online, they are currently sitting in. When their 30 minutes is over, I will apply the right type of neosporin on the injured parts and put them in a very low salted water with a tiny bit of food and back in the fridge for a day or two or three.
I know that this sickness is terrible and they will most likely die, but is there a chance they can make it? And if I see it's just spreading terribly, can I put them in the freezer to kill them fast like we do with sick fish? So I don't have to see them suffer through it.
Thanks in advance!
I am new to this forum and to newts. My husband and I decided to get newts on Thursday, we had a nice little tank already cycled with lots of plants.
When we got our 2 newts they looked heathy according to what we read except that they were kept in the same room as tropical lizards, so their water was kinda hot for them.
I noticed on Friday that one of them was having a hard time with a leg but since they were still very shy it was hard to see properly and I didn't want to bother them to avoid useless stress.
On Saturday I was able to have a closer look and it simply seemed like a sore, I thought maybe it just got hurt in the tank when we first put them in, but as of today, Monday night, the sore has clearly become bigger and it is also missing a few toes. It seems that the other one is also just starting now to show a few redness on some limbs. I am feeling terrible for them!
We decided to put them in a concentrated salt bath in the fridge like we saw online, they are currently sitting in. When their 30 minutes is over, I will apply the right type of neosporin on the injured parts and put them in a very low salted water with a tiny bit of food and back in the fridge for a day or two or three.
I know that this sickness is terrible and they will most likely die, but is there a chance they can make it? And if I see it's just spreading terribly, can I put them in the freezer to kill them fast like we do with sick fish? So I don't have to see them suffer through it.
Thanks in advance!