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Illness/Sickness: Help there is something wrong with my axolotl

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Hi everyone, so when i woke up today, i check on my axolotl (Bambi) and he was pale and his were white, smaller and turned forward. he's a leucistic but he is normally more pink. he is in a 30 gallon, i had just moved him yesterday because his previous tank was leaking. he has not moved since i woke up, and i am afraid to poke him, but he looks dead :(. anyone know what i should do, or whats the cause and how to cure it? please help
 
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A picture would help.
Has he responded to poking?
Axies' gills go pale when they are asleep, so thats not necessarily cause for concern on its own.
 
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he has not responded, in fact i knocked him off of his rock and he remained in that position, like regormortis kick in and his as hard as stone, is there any way to save him
 
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If he's not responding to touch and he has gone stiff it sounds like he has passed - I'm sorry.
 
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yeah, i believe he was not sick though, he must have swallowed something because his throat was inflated. may you rest in peace bambi:angel:
 
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