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Illness/Sickness: Baby axolotl struggling to eat need advice

Rhen

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Baby axolotl refuses to eat, what does this mean and how can I get him/her to start eating again? He/she looks a little pale, which I am not sure why. There is no current or anything that I am aware of that could be causing the stress, unless the paleness is from being in a darkened room (kept in the bathroom right now for safety to the axolotl). pH 7.6. The water is at adequate temp and daily water changes. Using Stress Coat. He/she is eating frozen bloodworms thawed out. He/she will go into a well established tank with sand substrate later. He/she has not been eating for several days now, but shows some interest in eating. Any worms that go into the mouth are usually spit back out. Axolotl is looking a little thin, large enough that it could swallow about half a cube or so of bloodworms if it wanted to.

Any advice is helpful thanks. I'll get some live black worms this week and see if that will encourage it.

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My axolotl is a GFP leucistic and it's a couple weeks old, about 2 inches (4 cm) long.
 
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Trying live bloodworms may help as well. The paleness is common, as the bloodflow in an Axolotl's body decreases during periods of low activity, which results in a fading of color. I would recommend stopping the use of the stress coat, as I have seen nothing but odds results from its use. If you want to use water conditioners...use Aquasafe or AmQuel+.
 

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I've used AmQuel+ before, I will look into it again. I thought Stresscoat was more beneficial because of the aloe. Is there some concern for health using this product?
The axolotl ate a little between last night and this afternoon. It seems to be eating enough to sustain it's self. I can tell it has eaten because it looks slightly wider. He/she responds to surface disruption and will come to the surface for food, but isn't interested in actually eating, more like snacking. I will get some live blackworms tomorrow and see if this helps.
 
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