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Hi,

I have 2 axolotls housed together. My golden albino keeps getting wounds on his back, where the tail merges with his body, so it's on the flappy bit, as opposed to on the flesh of his back (I'll get pics tomorrow). There's no sign of infection, ie. looks clean, no discolouration, no symptoms of illness. Today, he's actually lost a chunk out of it. I can't understand how he's getting hurt. I don't think they're fighting, they have sand substrate. As cage decoration they have treated driftwood (from pet shop) & reptile caves to hide in. I don't think he's catching himself on anything. I'm just worried that if he's lost this skin/tail part, he may start getting injuries on his body. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks
 
It may be worth checking around the tank for sharpish edges. My lot used to get missing bits off their tail..I found eventually that inside one of their caves had a sharp edge. I just used sandpaper and smoothed it down.
Could you maybe add a picture of the wound?
 
ah, thanks. I hadn't thought of checking inside the caves. I'll do that in the morning & get a pic at the same time :) I know these guys are good at re-growing things- will he regrow this chunk or will he have a scar?
 
As previously said, Sharp edges inside the caves are your best bet - I've cut myself on them before so hate to think what they'd do to an axolotl!

As for regrowth the tissue should grow back as normal and won't be noticable. Just always remember to check for those horrible sharp bits! :eek:
 
Thanks :). I took out his caves and the entrances are sharp, I'm pretty sure that's how he's getting hurt. I'm going to file the edges down.
 
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