Question: Axolotl Poo not normal ? Gills curled forward. I'm very concerned. Any advice please ?

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Hello everyone !
As of right now I noticed my Axolotl Gills are curled forward, and her poo has changed. I started to feed her night crawlers (Purchased at a local petstore) and ever since then her poo been broken down. Is this normal if fed worms ? Been about a week I been feeding her worms and give her a few pellets to mix with. Is this a sign of stress ? Her temperature is 68-70. Yes I know pretty high but I do try my best to keep it down, she lives in a 55 gal tank and I put 5 2liters of frozen soda bottles (filled with dechlorinated water) in there to keep her cool everyday. She eats perfectly fine and normal. Any suggestions ?

Thanks ! !
 
If the change has come on since the nightcrawlers, stop feeding them to her and go back to pellets. If she doesn't improve after a few weeks, assume its the tempurature.
 
Gills curling forward is a sign of stress, have you checked your water parameters recently? It couldn't hurt to do that to just make sure it's not a water problem. Otherwise I'd probably agree to stop with the nightcrawlers for the time being and see if there's a change.
 
I know the basic water levels and I would like to be sure before I test out for nitrate, PH, Ammonia ect. Can anyone give me the correct water levels so I can have this all written down and double check what I have written down already.:rolleyes:
 
ammonia/nitrite should be 0. Nitrate should be less than 40 ppm's, and don't worry about ph. The important thing about ph is stability, which is why messing with it usually causes more problems then it solves
 
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