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My girl Lottie has an odd growth. it doesn't seem to be affecting her, but it IS getting larger, she's had it since we first got her, but back then it was barely noticeable on her side and not at all on her tail. I have 2 other lotls, one is sick at the moment so he's quarantined, the other is the picture of health and beauty.

Lottie is eating fine and very active, she never scratches it. I am really just wondering what this is and if I should do anything about it or leave well enough alone?

Also I've noticed her eyes are a little cloudy.

Lottie-Stuff.jpg
 
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How methodical are you when it comes to clearing your tank? I couldn't help notice there are a lot of bloodworm floating around and quite a few of them are dead and a bit fetid looking. Your axolotls skin condition seems to be really poor which might be related to this, or possibly not if you do maintain a good tank.

How long have you had her?
How big is your tank?
Have you considered fridging?

Have you seen these articles on sores and illnesses in the caudata culture section - Caudata Culture Articles - Sores
 
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Hi Steve, thanks for your reply!

My tank is kept pretty clean, we vacuum and water change every 2 weeks and I poop scoop whenever I see them, as well as a sweep every couple of days for uneaten food or whatever detritus they leave around. Sometimes I don't always find the poops before they disintegrate thanks to some swishing tail or other. What you are seeing here is right after I fed her a fresh-out-of-the-freezer block of bloodworm which I defrost and then pipette to them, that's the only time I can catch her still long enough at the front of the tank to photograph her. Here is a comparison of the tumours to August when I last asked about this.

http://www.caudata.org/forum/f46-be...t in my city and see what he thinks about it.
 
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