euthanasia for my axolotl

allison pasley · Feb 18, 2009

hi. i'm newbie to the site and wish i had have known about it years ago.
one of my axos is not well and i want to euthanise it.i read on the link someone else was referred to about the best ways to do it and it said that you can use ethanol.
i wondered if anyone has done this and was it successful and seemingly painless for the axo?

b00f · Feb 18, 2009

take it to the vet...

its easier, and this ensures its done correctly and humanly..

allison pasley · Feb 18, 2009

i would take it to the vet except;
she doesn't have any experience with axo's and i think a needle would be a stressful excercise,also we had her euthanise our dog on monday and i think she was a bit more upset than we were.
thanks for your input but i'm really just looking for someone who can answer my question.

ferret_corner · Feb 18, 2009

you have got to love the search function...

http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/euthanasia.shtml

please print that out or send it to your vet and have her follow directions? she can do that right? It'd be nice if she could cause mine can't.

I'm really sorry you need to put your axolotl down. My best to you and your family.

allison pasley · Feb 18, 2009

euthanasia methods

i have a sick axo which i want to euthanise.
i would like to hear from anyone who has had experience(s) with doing this or having it done by a vet,so i can decide which way to go.;injection-ethyl alcohol or other options.
please don't comment if it is just to say 'go to the vet'
thanks

ferret_corner · Feb 18, 2009

Re: euthanasia methods

you have got to love the search function...

http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/euthanasia.shtml

please print that out or send it to your vet and have her follow directions? she can do that right? It'd be nice if she could cause mine can't.

I'm really sorry you need to put your axolotl down. My best to you and your family.
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gotta love copy and paste too.

Jennewt · Feb 19, 2009

Re: euthanasia methods

I have used ethyl alcohol and benzocaine. Both ways seem to be reasonably gentle.

thirdeye96 · Feb 19, 2009

Re: euthanasia methods

How sick is it? Where in Aus are you from?

optimist · Feb 19, 2009

What an awful decision to have to take. I keep tropical fish, and an accepted method of "euthanasing" them is to add oil of cloves to their water. The first couple of drops makes them sleep, subsequent drops stop them breathing. Perhaps someone on here (I know there are vets etc using this site) could tell you whether that method would work and be humane for an axolotl?

Abrahm · Feb 19, 2009

optimist said:
What an awful decision to have to take. I keep tropical fish, and an accepted method of "euthanasing" them is to add oil of cloves to their water. The first couple of drops makes them sleep, subsequent drops stop them breathing. Perhaps someone on here (I know there are vets etc using this site) could tell you whether that method would work and be humane for an axolotl?

I would avoid the oil of cloves. I'm not a vet, but I wouldn't want to be testing an undocumented euthanasia technique on my amphibians.

Sharon linked to an article that was written by the zookeeper of the herpetological section of a zoo. He has plenty of practical experience and education in the matter and I would trust his opinion. Jennewt also has years of experience and provides a valuable opinion.

mitchell101 · Feb 20, 2009

Do we even know what's wrong with it? It may be curable or may just fix up in time.
Isn't this a bit drastic if we don't even know what's wrong with it. Or have i missed what's wrong with it somewhere? Could you post pictures or have you already used euthanasia on it?
Mitch

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