Treatment needed for shedding skin?

tomkeogh

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Hello, one of my axolotl seems to be shedding skin a little on her underside. after reading a few previous it seems heat stress may be the cause, on Monday and Tuesday of last week tank hit 24degree. I managed to get it back down and is now 18degree maximum 19degree.

Water levels are perfect I am however expecting a small ammonia spike soon as I just changed substrate, which is much finer and softer sand than they were in before so I assume this is not the problem.

I was advised by Mel to tea bath her, but she has realised I am trying to coax her out of the tank so she is hiding now.

Sorry is impossible to take pictures right now, but in your opinions will she be fine without special treatment?
 
How did you manage to get it from 24 to 18? That's a pretty substantial drop.
 
If the weather over here at the minute is anything to go by the drop is probably down to a general drop in temperature. I've been putting dechlorinated ice in my newt tank last week to try and combat the mini heat spike.

Sorry I cant be much help tomkeogh. My knowledge is too limited. Hope she recovers quickly. :)
 
Yea temperature just dropped naturally and it took a couple says
 
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