Flicking Gills

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Hey everyone,
my axolotl sometimes flicks his gills back a few times then stops and has bouts of doing this every now and then- do you think this is normal?
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HI Shizzam,

That is normal and is not a cause for worry. The flicking motion facilitates oxygen exchange.

Cheers.
 
i think thats just normal , i see mine doing it sometimes,and it doesn't appear that anythings wrong with them.
 
Yes, occasional flapping of the gills is normal.

Axolotls are very lazy creatures. Rather than going through the effort of swimming to a part of the tank that has a supply of fresher water and oxygen, the axolotl will instead flap his gills in order to move the fresh water and oxygen past him.
 
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Sometimes very ill axolotls will constantly flick their gills (flick, 1 second break, flick, 1 second break, flick, etc) but occasional flicking is normal as has been said.
 
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