Refusing Food?
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I need help. My adult axolotl Freckles wont eat. Taco isnt eating much either. I've tried frozen fish, And freckles just backs away from it. I tried some cooked prawn, and she just backed away from it. I gave her the leftover blood worms from a cube of blood worms which was about less than half. She ate that. But then i offered her some earthworms. she took it but then spat it out. and just backed away every other time i tried offering her some. Ive got my mom going out to get some feeder fish to try something live. But I'm so confused. I lost one of my other axies to a not-eating problem I really don't want to lose freckles, she was the first axie ive ever bought and i love her dearly. Can anyone please help?
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The pet store didnt have any feeder fish so my mom brought home a few crickets. she bit it and spat it out :/ just backed away from it after that. I'm so confused. I'm going to try bloodworms again because that seems to be the only thing she'll eat. if i can get her to eat at least 1 cube of bloodworms i'll be happy. for now.
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I just checked Temp and Ammonia/PH levels. The PH is fine. The ammonia is a bit high, So i'm going to do daily water changes untill it lowers. the temp in the tank is 18 celcius. Is the ammonia the reason My baby wont eat? I just tried the bloodworms. she came out, smelled them then turned away :/
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Ooh have you tried Brine Shrimp? Does Freckles look okay, hasn't swallowed anything which would obstruct her tummy? I hope she starts eating soon! |
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Freckles is waaay to big for brine shrimp :P There's nothing she could have swallowed in the tank. they have bare-bottom. and nothing small enough to be eaten. she looks fine, healthy. chubby. but its been about a week and all ive gotten her to eat was 1/2 a cube of blood worms 1 day and 2 suuupppeerrr tiny worms another day. I even offered her some fresh salmon, some cooked prawn.. and no interest. she just turned away.
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All you can do is keep offering food. My last axolotl died like this. Try offering food you previously fed it as it will be something it is familiar with.
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I really don't want to lose freckles, she was the first axie ive ever bought and i love her dearly. Can anyone please help?








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