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Axle hasnt eaten in 4 days

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coffo

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as it says in the title the axalotl hasnt eaten in 4 days its in gravel and have seen it snapping and am wondering should i put it in the fridge for a few days and see if it passes anything?
it was eating fine when i got it and im feeding it barnacles and it seemed to love them
 
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joan

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4 days is not a long time for axolotls to not eat. I've had mine refuse food for up to a month for no reason. However, if it's on gravel, and you have seen it eat gravel, it may be impacted. I would remove the gravel, and stick the axolotl in a clean container and see if it passes any.
 
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coffo

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yea thats the thing i have an undergravel filter so wont the sand clog it

and ok ill put it into a container in the morn
should i also put it in the fridge?
and thanks for the info i feel so much better now i know it wont starve for a while

(Message edited by coffo on April 10, 2006)
 
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joan

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Ugh, I hated my undergravel filter.

Instead of using gravel, you can wrap your UG in pantyhose, so the water will still flow through, but the sand will not.

I wouldn't worry about putting it in the fridge yet, unless it doesn't poo within a week. Once it poos in the tub, you'll be able to tell if it's ingesting gravel or not. You can't really see this if it poos gravel onto gravel.
 
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coffo

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ok thanks thats really helped me out
sadly ill need to mutilate the tank to get the patythings on though=(
 
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sharn

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i think sand may compact too much to use a UG filter properly, i say ditch that and the gravel and get yourself a nice, cheap internal. theyre just so much easier to maintain!

it is very possible he has eaten gravel, im not sure ive seen/known of an axie on gravel that hasnt eaten a bit. lets hope he hasnt or is able to pass it
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in the meantime offer some axie treats like bloodworms or some garden wormies. something strong smelling or something that moves should hopefully kick in that hunger button hehe
 
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coffo

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cool but its the money facter im worrying about
well i better get digging
 
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joan

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You can go without a filter too, as long as you keep up on your water changes.
 
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coffo

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nah i would need a filter too lazy to do water changes =p
did what you said and fed it a worm and it ate it so all is normal again
and could i use large rocks aboue the gravel or would that not work?

(Message edited by coffo on April 12, 2006)
 
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joan

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Even with a filter, you need to do water changes to remove nitrates. Having a filter does not eliminate water changes.

Large rocks are VERY hard to clean between.
 
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joan

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I change 10% of my water weekly, and about 20% bi-weekly because that's when I siphon the sand.
 
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