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Illness/Sickness: Injured feet advice

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I noticed recently that there seemed to be something wrong with my axolotl's toes. They seemed shorter and stubbier, almost as if a the last digit of a lot of toes got nipped.

He doesn't have any tank mates, so my only two ideas are that bad water quality, that I recently corrected, somehow caused it, or the he has a fungal infection. There appears to be a little bit so something on one of his longer toes. I cant decide if it skin or fungus. He is still eating well and is responsive when I wave at him.

I am trying to decide if salt baths and/or Fridging would be an good idea. I am also worried about shocking him with 100% new water for the salt bath, so I was wondering if I can use his tank water in a container to make the salt bath instead.
 

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Hi ya if your water tests are all clear now, the best thing to do is leave him to regen. Salt baths and fridging are a last chance only option really. He'll be a lot less stressed regenerating in his own tank. I'd also be tempted to clear the sand off of the larger pebbles as that may have caused enough friction to rub his toes off.
If he's eating normally and still moving about he should be back to normal in no time :)
 
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Thanks that does help. I'll keep watching for any actual sign of fungus and I might just remove those rocks all together. As you can see they just kinda get covered with sand anyway.
 
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