My Giles hurt herself :(

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Not sure how this happened ! We have some caves in the tank but nothing sharp or pointy. Al the decor has been in there for a while then i noticed a gash on her mouth :( i feel awful. Should i leave it be or should i be treating it in some way ? Ive been lucky enough to never have experienced an injury in the 3 years we have owned axotls and i want Giles to be ok . She is eating fine and acting normal. CAM00468.jpg
 
You would be suprised how an axolotl could hurt itself. Axolotls are very good healers if they have good living environment. I would leave it and it should heal on its own and keep an eye out for fungus.
 
Ok thats what i thought im a nervous mom lol
 
mine had the same thing happen, I had to remove and smooth the edges of some rocks I had in the tank
mine would try to squeeze between it and the glass and would go head first, wound up with a small scratch on the chin like yours and another small one on its side :(
Ive moved the rock and chipped away and smoothed off the edges now
might want to check for anything with a sharp edge on it
 
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