Hi all,
So my salamander was in to the exotics vet a couple months ago because he had a big black spot on his back and smaller black spots that came off whenever he shed and then grew right back. The vet put him on Baytril and that seems to have gotten better. While on the Baytril he developed a new problem..a big lesion/ulcer type thing under his jaw and smaller lesions along his body and ventral side of his body. The vet put him on Silver Sulfadiazene cream 3-4X a day and suggested to clean the tank less frequently and use distilled water when I did clean it. It seemed to improve drastically until a couple days ago I found a new sore on the bottom of his foot that is so nasty you can see some bone. The lesions along his sides are back as well as under his jaw and now around his vent. I've been putting the Silver cream on again but I'm very worried as he's not nearly as active and alert as usual (he is still eating well).
Does anyone have any idea what is causing this and what should I do for him? Much appreciated!
So my salamander was in to the exotics vet a couple months ago because he had a big black spot on his back and smaller black spots that came off whenever he shed and then grew right back. The vet put him on Baytril and that seems to have gotten better. While on the Baytril he developed a new problem..a big lesion/ulcer type thing under his jaw and smaller lesions along his body and ventral side of his body. The vet put him on Silver Sulfadiazene cream 3-4X a day and suggested to clean the tank less frequently and use distilled water when I did clean it. It seemed to improve drastically until a couple days ago I found a new sore on the bottom of his foot that is so nasty you can see some bone. The lesions along his sides are back as well as under his jaw and now around his vent. I've been putting the Silver cream on again but I'm very worried as he's not nearly as active and alert as usual (he is still eating well).
Does anyone have any idea what is causing this and what should I do for him? Much appreciated!