Axie Missing Leg! Help!

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I have 2 axolotls, both male, 1 is wild-type and the other is golden. I noticed just now that on of his front legs is mostly gone! All that is left of the leg is the bone, and some muscle is exposed. I also noticed that his other front leg has some skin ripped off, exposing some muscle. They are kept in an axolotl-friendly environment and I have had no issues between the 2 axolotls except for some snapping. The wild-type is about twice as large as the golden, could he be attacking him? Even biting off his leg? And will he be ok? He swims around and such but his lack of leg really hinders him, will it grow back? Each axolotl has experienced a ripped tail in which grey back normal, will his leg? Should I seperate them? Someone help!!!
 
HI you need to seperate them and keep a close eye on the golden for infection, a pic would help to see if it warrents vetinary help.
You should advoid keeping axies of a vast size differance together as the smaller will inevitably get mistaked for food.
 
ok definately separated as said before and keep an eye on the leg...

Axolotls are known for amazing regeneration abilities, so the leg should grow back :p

im not an expert but reading things off this site, you can learn heaps. if i were you id search old threads about axies and there regeneration skills, see what comes up. Who knows, someone may have had the same problem as you!

good luck!
 
robbie257 said:
Who knows, someone may have had the same problem as you!

good luck!
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Mine had half of it's frontleg gone, grew back completely. Just keep him seperated from the big one.

grtz
 
Thank all of you guys, I have them seperated and tommorrow I plan on beuilding a table, buying a few tanks and setting up a new axolotl-friendly system, that will keep different sized axolotls in seperate tanks.
 
Sounds a great plan Jordan.
One of the first lessons I learned with axies...One tank is never enough.
Keep us posted on that leg.
 
I would just like to say that ever since I have seperated them things are going great. They both seem more active, less stressed, and Sol (the golden axie) is healing. His leg which was merly injured is now fully healed and the leg that was bitten off, it is healing as well. You can see the group of undifferintiated cells that have emerged on the bone, and the muscle is no longer exposed. Thank you guys!
 
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