Instructions
Recall past events that may have led to injury for your newt. Injuries that result in cuts, abrasions and scrapes can be a springboard for illness, as the wound on your newt's body allows bacteria to infect them.
Inspect the newt's skin for burns and fungal diseases. White or red spots and patches on your newt's skin may indicate burns or a fungal infection that needs to be treated.
Note the elasticity of your newt's skin. Wrinkly or overly-soft skin may indicate an abnormal condition.
Look at your newt's legs and feet for signs of swelling.
Watch your newt's behavior. Lethargy, walking impediments and a refusal to eat can signify that your newt is ill.
Quarantine your newt. Separation from other newts ensures a containment of the disease or illness and provides your newt with a safe, controlled space in which to get well.
Use medications, homemade and prescribed, wisely. Newts' skins are very porous and treatment of diseases or illnesses should be done only when considering their sensitivity. Treating a newt for an illness or disease that they do not have, or over-medicating a newt may have disastrous effects.
How to Know if a Newt is Ill
Newts, like other pets, sometimes have health problems. However, because they are small and often solitary pets, diagnosing an illness can be a little complicated. An official diagnosis should be left to a certified veterinarian, but you can help to combat your newt's illness by being able to identify certain symptoms before the illness progresses into something serious.