Axolotl with bruises

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A day ago my axolotl Spartacus jumped out of the tank, I wasn't there when it happened but my family saw it and directly put him back in.
When I look at his tail he has scratches, gaps out of his tail and the colors around the gaps are reddish.
Do I have to take him to a vet? Or do I have to give him a special bath?
Note that he doesn't seem very stressed anymore, he was only stressed the night he had jumped out, now he seems to behave normal but he only looks horrible..
 
Keep him cool and clean and keep an eye out for fungal infections. But it'll probably heal pretty fast.
 
Axolotls recover very well, I wouldn't worry too much. I currently have 3 axies with a chunk bitten out of their tails, one with a scratched forehead, and all of them have lost a few gill fronds at some point - axolotls have an amazing capacity to regrow lost limbs, fingers, toes or gills and missing pieces of tail or fin.
If he looks red and sore you could try a tea bath or add tea to his tank, almond leaves also work the same way.
If he looks like he has fungus - cotton wool type growth - give him a salt bath.
If the scratches get infected - swollen, red and possibly leaking yellow pus - you can try a broad spectrum antiobiotic from your vet.
 
thanks a lot! I'll give poor Spartacus a tea bath, since he does have red, sore spots. Let's hope he recovers nice&quick ^^
 
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