Illness/Sickness: Is bergamot safe for axolotls ?

[reptilesJD]

Please help me as fast as possible , I need and immediate answer , so I need to give my axolotls a tea bath but the only black tea I found contains bergamot oil . Is it save to use it or not please answer as fast as possible

 

[reptilesJD]

Please help me as fast as possible , I need and immediate answer , so I need to give my axolotls a tea bath but the only black tea I found contains bergamot oil . Is it save to use it or not please answer as fast as possible

Anyone please , I need a response

 

[AxolotlChris]

Bergamot essential oil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Seems the oil is from a citrus fruit, shows it is used in tea as a flavoring. The page above shows toxicology info. I'm not sure if it would harm an Axolotl

 

[ChristineB]

I wouldn't use it. Citrus oils can be very irritating and are not considered safe to use directly even on human skin. I learned something today, because I thought Earl Grey was made with the Bergamot plant, Monarda didyma, aka Bee Balm. I wouldn't use that, either; it has herbal oils used in mouthwash and would probably also be irritating to delicate amphibian skin. Personally I would delay the bath for the brief time it takes to buy plain tea; a tea bath with irritant oils would defeat the purpose.

 

[reptilesJD]

I wouldn't use it. Citrus oils can be very irritating and are not considered safe to use directly even on human skin. I learned something today, because I thought Earl Grey was made with the Bergamot plant, Monarda didyma, aka Bee Balm. I wouldn't use that, either; it has herbal oils used in mouthwash and would probably also be irritating to delicate amphibian skin. Personally I would delay the bath for the brief time it takes to buy plain tea; a tea bath with irritant oils would defeat the purpose.

Thank you I'm glad I didn't used it