Axie not eating

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My beautiful Captain Slow has stopped eating his worms, and won't eat Axie pellets either. He's still active and looks fine, but he won't eat. Is it just because he's cold? We've have single digit days every day here since the start of winter. He's in my bedroom which doesn't have a heater at all, and I've read that Axies don't eat as much if they're cold?
 
It could be. How old is your axolotl? How warm is the tank? How often do you feed him?
 
I'm not sure how old he is, the pet shop wasn't sure either. he's approx 18cms long though. The water is ~ 10 degrees in the day, lower at night and I offer him food every couple of days.
 
He's definitely pretty chilly. I wouldn't be surprised if he only eats around once a week. Keep offering food as you have been. If he starts getting too skinny, you might need to actually warm his tank up.
 
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