Salt bath for fungus toe?

ciele02

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Hi, I just had a quick question. One of my Axies has a teeny tiny bit of white fungus on one toe. I know you would usually give a salt bath for this but I get the impression salt baths can be a bit irritating. So I'm curious as to if there may be another way to treat this. For example putting a dot of mecurachrome or prima fix on it as a one of? Just wondering if its worth the potential irritation for his whole body with a salt bath if there is another way...if I am explaining that well enough.
 
If it's only a small bit of fungus, I would refrigerate and observe. Remove it if possible with a cotton swab or turkey baster. Be gentle!
 
Hi Kaysie. Thanks for that. I was worried about trying to salt bath for such a tiny spot. I turned the chiller down on the tank for a few days from 13 to 10 degrees and I wiped his toe very gently (lucky he's more than happy to just sit in my hand) and I put a drop of mecurachrome on the toe. It was pretty much perfect the next morning.
 
Excellent. Be careful with mercurachrome, as it's toxic to humans (especially women of child-bearing age).
 
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