Feeding a damaged juvenile

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I recently acquired a juvenile axlotl who had nubs for arms and no gills. The poor little fella had been kept with a tetra and it ate him half to death. Since I've had him (about a month) his arms are coming in and his gills are starting to come back. I've got him at home in a 10 gallon tank with great conditions (I'm at school now so I don't have my parameters) and a small seasoned sponge filter. He is very responsive to brine shrimp and eats heartily. He is white and gets a cute little orange belly. I'm wondering when I should start feeding him little chopped up pieces of earthworm. He's only about 3 inches long. I have no idea how old he is supposed to be. Any help would be great!

p.s. I have decided to name him Olen Koko (Koko for short) it means "I am whole" in Finnish. I think it will fit him once he's all repaired!
 

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As soon as he's big enough to swallow the pieces you can give him earth worms. If he's still very little, it is also ok to give him bloodworms.
 
Another question I had, how long will it take for him to regenerate his lost limbs and gills?
 
ksb1001 said:
Another question I had, how long will it take for him to regenerate his lost limbs and gills?
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It could take a month or two, depending on how good his diet is, how much he is eating, and how much regrowth needs to be done. Congratulations on your new baby :)
 
ksb1001 said:
I recently acquired a juvenile axlotl who had nubs for arms and no gills. The poor little fella had been kept with a tetra and it ate him half to death. Since I've had him (about a month) his arms are coming in and his gills are starting to come back. I've got him at home in a 10 gallon tank with great conditions (I'm at school now so I don't have my parameters) and a small seasoned sponge filter. He is very responsive to brine shrimp and eats heartily. He is white and gets a cute little orange belly. I'm wondering when I should start feeding him little chopped up pieces of earthworm. He's only about 3 inches long. I have no idea how old he is supposed to be. Any help would be great!

p.s. I have decided to name him Olen Koko (Koko for short) it means "I am whole" in Finnish. I think it will fit him once he's all repaired!
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I just noticed that you have that PVC pipe with rocks silicone on to it in that tank, which I also saw in the tank that your P. waltl are in. Are they in the same tank? If so, I would remove the axolotl immediately, as it could very well become a snack. Just a heads up. :)
 
Nope! They're in different tanks. The tank koko is in is a ten gallon tank I had cycled and ready for larvae. And don't worry all the silicone I got from a local aquarium store that was 100% aquarium safe and I let it cure for a week before I put it in just in case of leeching. :)
 
Koko' tank and the Newt tank. I just like uniformity in my bedroom lol. Also, in an effort to remove stress from his little developing gills, the main filter in kokos tank is unplugged and replaced by a sponge filter. I would eventually like to use the big filter as it works well, but i'm gonna let him grow then install something to soften the current.
 

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OK, I figured they were separate, but I thought I would make sure :)
 
ksb1001 said:
p.s. I have decided to name him Olen Koko (Koko for short) it means "I am whole" in Finnish. I think it will fit him once he's all repaired!
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It's actually "olen kokonainen". ;) But cute name anyway.
 
Thanks! My conjugations are still rough :)
 
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