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lovesheraxies

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Sheldon has had Knicks here and there before but he's never had one that's bled. I noticed this two days ago, it looks bloody. He doesn't seem bothered by it but thought I'd ask in case there is anything I should be doing for him.
 

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Keep an eye out for fungus. I would do tea baths to soothe and heal. Also finding the culprit and removing it from the tank.
 
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It happens to mine on occasion. The abrasions like the one shown are pretty much gone in three days. The slice of missing caudal fin will take a couple weeks to fill in. These are estimates based on a healthy axolotl, which yours always appear to be.

As far as removing what caused it, good luck. I've had mine injure herself in a pyrex glass container once.
 
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Thanx, yeah my female who is now by herself, has a bite missing from the end of her tail, I can't understand why she bit herself, unless she was curled up for sleep in her cave and startled herself or maybe she thought she would make a yummy snack? Either way it took a while for one like this to heal and just finished now she has a bite out of the end if her tail. Sigh.....
 
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Don't worry Lovesheraxies, I panicked the first time I saw a nick on Gally which was bleeding. I still don't know how she did it >.< And I have had owners confirm that their lone axolotl has, in fact, bitten its own tail. Silly wee ourobouruses.

A tea bath will soothe and heal as suggested above, but I didn't do a tea bath and Gally healed just fine :)
 
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