Illness/Sickness: Puking and pooping alot, help!

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Steve is a young axolotl, and i feed him two maggots a day and he done really well on them, he was under weight when we got him but his body now the same size as his head. but today he was sick and pooping all day... really worried... what wrong with him??? :confused: he also floating... please help :(
 
maggots are a bad diet, stop feeding him them and switch to earth worms or if you can't get them, bloodworms for now. You can easily get earthworms from Worms Direct.
 
why the maggots bad? what size of worms? i tired blood worm... he wouldn't eat them, will he be ok being sick so much? thanks for replying so quickly :)
 
i have sand, cause i read that gravel is a big no, the water tempt is 15, he looking alot better this morning looking fed, so will i gave him one maggot or just throw them out and order earthworms?
 
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