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Refrigerated for days, still floating

Waterdragonmom

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Ok yall, this little dude needs some help. I made the mistake of putting sand in my tank, thinking it would be ok. Well after a week or so of having him, he got impacted with sand and I had to refrigerate him for a few days. I removed all the sand from the tank and put him back in after he had passed some stool and he seemed to be doing better. About a week and a half passes and I skipped one day of feeding and the next day all of my axolotls were apparently really hungry and had been gulping air. The other two passes the air fine since they are bigger, but this little guy was floating on top of the water with a belly full of air. He has been in the fridge for 5 days with no bowel movement. I feel so bad for this little guy. I dont know what else to do. Please help!!
 

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