CrazyCritterGal
New member
Hi guys,
I'm a first time axie owner and I got my two little babies about three weeks ago. I was having issues with their water being too warm, but I've fridged them a couple times and they have seemed fine. However, a couple days ago, I noticed one of my axies was floating as he does when his water is too warm. I fridged him, but he didn't change his behavior. I decided that maybe he was just acting strange and tried to feed them last night. But as I watched, he tried and tried, but he couldn't get to the bottom of his little tub. He just kept floating back up to the top and hanging out kind of sideways. Then he'd swim around the edge of his tub as fast as he could and then push himself down to try to get to the bottom, but he only made it about halfway down before he floated again. It was only about three inches of water in his tub. I've emptied the tub so that he has enough water to swim around in, but if he tries, he can reach the bottom, and he ate ravenously. I also left enough water in there to cover his little moss ball for the most part. I'm not sure what else to do and I'm getting very freaked out! Please help!
I'm a first time axie owner and I got my two little babies about three weeks ago. I was having issues with their water being too warm, but I've fridged them a couple times and they have seemed fine. However, a couple days ago, I noticed one of my axies was floating as he does when his water is too warm. I fridged him, but he didn't change his behavior. I decided that maybe he was just acting strange and tried to feed them last night. But as I watched, he tried and tried, but he couldn't get to the bottom of his little tub. He just kept floating back up to the top and hanging out kind of sideways. Then he'd swim around the edge of his tub as fast as he could and then push himself down to try to get to the bottom, but he only made it about halfway down before he floated again. It was only about three inches of water in his tub. I've emptied the tub so that he has enough water to swim around in, but if he tries, he can reach the bottom, and he ate ravenously. I also left enough water in there to cover his little moss ball for the most part. I'm not sure what else to do and I'm getting very freaked out! Please help!