Salamander reaks and oozes?

Question

Ok I feed my salamander it's normal salamander feed every day, and I give it plenty of attention and treat it just right, infact I pamper it! But recently it's started to smell really bad like farts and beans, so I snuck some Beano into it's food and whenever I touch it I get this sticky brown gunk on my hand that's like oozing out of his back what's happening?

Answer 1

Since you didn't identify the species or how your caring for it, I'm going to have to guess;

-It smells bad because its enclosure is dirty. Clean it.

-Salamanders don't eat Beano.

-The "brown gunk" is probably the toxin that most salamanders exude due to stress. It also protects them from predators. This may be due to the beano.

You are probably doing other things wrong as well- read up on basic amphibian care.

Answer 2

it could be breeding season for that species. if its a male it is expected to something like this. or it could simply be sick.

Answer 3

Might be a fungal infection id take it too the vet as soon as possible (like 2day).

dont feed it beano feed it earthworms crickets slugs woodlice etc and only feed it every other day

After its been to the vet clean out the entire enclosure with a phib safe disinfectant.

when u say pamper it does it include any handling because no amphibian (frog toad newt or salamander) should be handle except when absolute necessary due to salts and chemicals on our hands being absorb through the skin (washing your hands before only mean there safe for about 3-5mins)

since we dont know the species im going for general care tips

keep temperature UNDER 21C

clean water every day (salamander drink and poo in there water meaning it fouls up pretty quick) and use bottled water not tap

clean out once every month minimum

here's some further reading

http://exoticpets.about.com/gi/dynamic/o...

http://exoticpets.about.com/gi/dynamic/o...

http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/amphibian...

Answer 4

dont buy what you cant control