I am in desperate need of help... any is sooo appreciated!!

Hello there =)
I bought a baby axie (Fibby) 2 months ago. I am used to calling her female although I do not know yet lol. She is around 4 months old now. I set up a nice sized tank and had temporary gravel in there. Unfortunately, the gravel was still too small and Fibby gained a serious amount of weight. She managed to pass 2 of the 1cm pebbles with no particular problem. I bought new pebbles 3 days ago which are roughly between 3-5cm. I moved her out of her tank into a smaller temporary tank so i could change the pebbles. However, as soon as she was into the new tank, she began severely retching, through up food and ANOTHER pebble. After this, she could not sink to the bottom of her tank as there is a large presence of excess gas.
She is in the shallowest water possible, I have rubbed her belly and she has been in the fridge for 2 days but she still remains on her side.
What do I do????

Okay, are the new stones bigger than her head? Because axolotls can swallow quite large stones too, to be safe remove all stones and go for sand, sand is the best !

Your doing well at keeping her in the fridge as this can help remove stones quicker than in normal temperatures.

What are you keeping her in? What temp is the fridge? Are you doing daily 100% water changes? If shes being sick there may be a blockage may be good to just leave her in the fridge for a while to monitor her pooping and spitting out stones to see when you feel she is better!

Sorry i couldnt be of help any more, i really feel for you . Is she in a dark place in the fridge?

Any info you can give us about axy would be a lot of help and pictures too because it helps us see if there are any problems at all !

Best of luck hun xxx

The new stones are far larger than her head.
I am working on posting some pictures now
I shall do more water changes. The new tank is 30cm x 15cm. She is 11cm now
Thank you so much for the help already =)

If shes in the fridge you need to do 100% water changes everyday with dechlorinated water.

Is the tank cycled or how long have you had it set up? x

Pics would be great hun x

The tank is only a little one that i move her into when i clean her main tank
I attached a picture
I will clean the temp tank asap

The new dechlorinated water needs to be the same temp as the fridge water, so stick it in the fridge as well. Changing the temp too quickly could do some serious damage

I think if she is not improving in the fridge it is time to get her to a vet, Serenity. This could be fatal for Fibby.

Where are you based? We might be able to recommend someone.

FTR: Rocks that are too big now, might not be too big when she is an adult, so if I were you I'd abandon the small-medium rock idea and go for sand or a bare bottom to be safe!

Her tank is not as dirt as it seems, it is food that was put in there today

I am based in Essex. Would I need to take her to a specialist vet or a regular vet.
I will put sand down when i know she is better.
I am hoping she pulls through

serenity2369 said:

I am based in Essex. Would I need to take her to a specialist vet or a regular vet.
I will put sand down when i know she is better.
I am hoping she pulls through

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I really hope so too!

A specialist vet would be the best option, there are quite a few on this board from essex, hopefully someone will come along very soon who can recommend a vet.

In the meantime, it might be worth phoning round your local surgeries and asking if they have a vet who specialises in amphibians/axolotls. They might be able to recommend someone. In the meantime, keep Fibby in the fridge, as Carson said, make sure you are keeping the fresh dechlorinated water in the fridge, and be meticulous with her care in there. Keep her covered so the sudden light doesn't startle her when you open the door.

Fingers crossed for you and Fibby!

Ok well thank you very much.... all of you, for you're fantastic advice.
Oh hope to report that Fibby is doing better soon :happy:

Hey there how is Fibby? Any signs of improvement? I am also from Essex, but I don't know anyone. There are two aquatic shops in my surrounding area that I know of, I don't know if they may know any specialist vets in the area?

They are:

Swallows
Tugs Tanks

You could always try and phone Pets At Home? My local one has just opened a vet clinic up inside of the shop, they may know of a specialist. Also try phoning some local vets and see if they can suggest any other vets or people? hope this helps!

How is Fibby? We're anxious