Need help my axolotl :(

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Hi I bought sammy my axolotl 4 months ago now he won't stop floating so I searcher through the forum and saw putting it in the frigde so I'm gonna try that but can you tell me how many hours will I let it stay there and also his gills are swelling and I don't know why and I want his gills to grow back the way it used to be :(
 

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I just transfer him to a small container with tap water on his tap I also use tap water I have sand ( got if from beach and washed it with tap water for 2 weeks ) I checked my axolotl from the fridge and its not moving still his side is floating is it gonna die? :(
 
You need to test your water and tell us your readings for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and temperature. It looks as if your axie may be suffering from a problem related to water quality or temperature.

We also need to know what you feed your axie and how often, as well as its size and age.

If you put your axie in the fridge it needs to stay there for a day or 2 with daily water changes with dechlorinated water.
 
I'll try to buy for testing the water maybe tomorrow. His like 8 inch long and I feed him meal worms I mostly cut it in half just to make sure he can digest it I feed him like twice a day
 
Mealworms are a terrible staple and even bad as common snacks.

Try putting him on earthworms, much easier to digest and MUCH healthier


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Also I don't know what kind of tap water you have but most of us have to use a conditioner on the tap water to get rid of the chlorine and chloramines and I know others have issues with metal in the water so they use something to get rid of that as well
 
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