Illness/Sickness: Axolotl not eating

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Well one of my axolotls is under the gills and not eating and its starting to show since he's geting very skinny:(. He hasn't eaten in a week or two and he hasn't eaten a worm in quite a few weeks.

Today I force fed him using the instructions on "how to force feed an axolotl" thread.

There are a few reasons I can think of that he may be not eating one is that the tank is quite hot for an axolotl at 21 degrees.

Sam:eek:
 
Hi Sam.

How big is your axolotl and what do you normally feed it?
 
He is ruthly 15cm and I normally feed them worms and magots but when I froce fed him just now I used fish flakes and turtle food, I also added some beef heart after to the tank.

Sam:eek:

edit: the worms are lob worm that I have at the moment funny they preferd red rigglers to lob I may get some of thoughs again, but I thought they tasted bitter to axies but mine always ate them even though I didn't soak them
 
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:sad::cry: I just found him dead:( force feeding was to much for him:(
He was one of the two first axolotls I got, he was called Axle:(
He's in the big lake in the sky now:angel:

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Sam:sad::cry:
 
Im sorry to read that your axie has died that is sad :sad:
 
Poor you!! And poor Axle!! Just know that you did the best you could for him and thats all any of us can do!! :(
 
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