KYLZE
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Please see attached photo's of Ox our 4 year old Male Axolotl.
We noticed yesterday he was looking a bit puffy under his mouth.
Today it is worse. He has not been eating much lately, if anything, I think the pellets have been eaten, unless they've disolved. He won't take frozen bloodworms from me and has never been big on live bloodworms.
We haven't seen a poop in prob a week.
I have decided to fridge him. We are in Australia and it does get very hot here. His tank is at 23 degrees here today with the fan blowing on it, it was 25 yesterday, so I put a 2L bottle of froxen water on top with a fan blowing on it. Temperature in Oz over the next couple of days will be 40 degrees.
I think even if he isn't bloated, the fridge should help him get away from the heat for a bit. 2 summer's ago he lost lots of weight (looked like he was going to die) and we fridged him for 2 weeks and he came back better than ever. This summer and last summer he's been fine up till now. Apart from the bloated chin, he looks better than ever. Colours, gills, etc.
Can they get that infection you spoke of from the heat? Or the water getting hot, (maybe bacteria growing or something?) Or do they get it off another live animal. He's been alone in the tank for over a year.
I've checked his mouth, there is nothing in there, just seems to be air, feels soft.
We always check the water with a junior PH test kit (add 3 drops of bromothymol blue ph indicator into half a vial of tank water) and do 2 weekly 1/4 water changes.
Will pop him in the fridge today (following the http://www.caudata.org/axolotl-sanctuary/Fridging.shtml
Webpage) and update you with his progress as we go. Will go get some live bloodworms to see if he'll eat them tomorrow.
Feel free to offer us any advice…
Edit - added later "Also, just saw in your aquascaping for axolotl's webpage that Limestone, the sedementary form of coral is listed as a bad stone. We've had these in our tank for years. Some one told us these will be good for the PH levels. Should I take them out?"
Thanks,
Kylie & Dean :happy:
We noticed yesterday he was looking a bit puffy under his mouth.
Today it is worse. He has not been eating much lately, if anything, I think the pellets have been eaten, unless they've disolved. He won't take frozen bloodworms from me and has never been big on live bloodworms.
We haven't seen a poop in prob a week.
I have decided to fridge him. We are in Australia and it does get very hot here. His tank is at 23 degrees here today with the fan blowing on it, it was 25 yesterday, so I put a 2L bottle of froxen water on top with a fan blowing on it. Temperature in Oz over the next couple of days will be 40 degrees.
I think even if he isn't bloated, the fridge should help him get away from the heat for a bit. 2 summer's ago he lost lots of weight (looked like he was going to die) and we fridged him for 2 weeks and he came back better than ever. This summer and last summer he's been fine up till now. Apart from the bloated chin, he looks better than ever. Colours, gills, etc.
Can they get that infection you spoke of from the heat? Or the water getting hot, (maybe bacteria growing or something?) Or do they get it off another live animal. He's been alone in the tank for over a year.
I've checked his mouth, there is nothing in there, just seems to be air, feels soft.
We always check the water with a junior PH test kit (add 3 drops of bromothymol blue ph indicator into half a vial of tank water) and do 2 weekly 1/4 water changes.
Will pop him in the fridge today (following the http://www.caudata.org/axolotl-sanctuary/Fridging.shtml
Webpage) and update you with his progress as we go. Will go get some live bloodworms to see if he'll eat them tomorrow.
Feel free to offer us any advice…
Edit - added later "Also, just saw in your aquascaping for axolotl's webpage that Limestone, the sedementary form of coral is listed as a bad stone. We've had these in our tank for years. Some one told us these will be good for the PH levels. Should I take them out?"
Thanks,
Kylie & Dean :happy:
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what the vet would do is pick him up literally just like what you did in the photos. The vet would touch the whole axo's body in a rubbing or slight pinching motion to feel for anything hard. Then look at their hands and feet. And also touch the chin and open his mouth to take a look. Please let us know what the vet says.