Axolotl Not Eating

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My axolotl is about 8 months old living in a 50 gallon with one other axolotl with no problems. I feed live earthworms and occasional pellets one of my axolotls is eating fine, the other won't eat, she'll take the worm from me but then spit it out or just won't take it at all and always avoid my hand and swim away when I have food. The temperature is at a stable 16-17 degrees. She used to eat fine, its just been the last week. Could she just be very full? Neither of them are entirely old enough to sex but I believe they are both girls. She isn't losing weight or anything, I tested the water yesterday and all the params are perfectly fine. She looks fine, no visible signs of stress or anything.
 
One of mine did this for a while, I was feeding him krill and one day he just refused to eat it or he'd spit it back out. I tried other types of food, and it worked perfectly. For a while, he just got pure chicken meat or turkey meat (it's totally safe) and it worked like a charm, he put his weight back on and started swimming around normally again. I think he got tired of the krill, and just doesn't really like the taste anymore. I tried krill again today for the first time in about two months and he couldn't get away from it quicker, as soon as he smelled it, he darted away. Try changing the diet up a little bit. If they still refuse to eat, refrigerate them, they could be constipated
 
she eats pellets fine, just not the worms, is it raw chicken you fed it?
 
totally off topic but how do i add a profile picture? i cant figure it out for the life of me
 
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