Illness/Sickness: Axolotl has been dealing with a swollen cloaca since August, any idea what's going on?

[kaltevuus]

Hello!

So in August I went on vacation and had someone watch my axolotl, however the tank's cycle crashed and I noticed that his cloaca was swollen. I did get the cycle back up and running, and I took Tom to the vet to address the swelling. I was told that it wasn't a prolapse and there were no signs of impaction (had an X-ray done). What they did notice was that his bones were underdeveloped, which could've made Tom unable to retract his cloaca.

I started him on a nightcrawler only diet to give him more calcium, which could help solve the cloaca issue, but it's been nearly 3 months and I haven't noticed any changes.

He's acting completely fine, he wants to eat literally all the time and has no issues doing so (I feed him every other day). And he also poops about once to twice a week. I change his water about 50% every other day. His parameters today (before today's water change) are:

Ammonia: 0 to .25 ppm
Nitrites: 0 ppm
Nitrates: 5.0 ppm
PH: 7.4
Temp: 59 to 60 F

Is there anything else I can do?

 

[wolfen]

use 50% holtfreters + 0.1g/l magnesium sulphate, see here.. Axolotls - Requirements & Water Conditions in Captivity
worms can be a good source of calcium provided the soil they reside in contains calcium but they don't contain all essential vitamins required (mainly vitamin A), feed a balanced diet

 

[kaltevuus]

use 50% holtfreters + 0.1g/l magnesium sulphate, see here.. Axolotls - Requirements & Water Conditions in Captivity
worms can be a good source of calcium provided the soil they reside in contains calcium but they don't contain all essential vitamins required (mainly vitamin A), feed a balanced diet

Okay! Would this be a solution that I could make at home or should I purchase it from somewhere?

 

[wolfen]

the solution is normally made at home but the ingredients would need to be brought, 50% holtfreters is.. 1.75g/l non-iodised salt, 0.05g/l calcium chloride, 0.1g/l bicarbonate soda (baking soda), 0.025g/l potassium chloride, plus 0.1g/l magnesium sulphate (epsom salts).