Illness/Sickness: Possible Edema?? And new to the forum!

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Hi all,

Firstly I would like to introduce myself I am new to the forum and the world of Axies!! I was given an axolotl yesterday after a friend had two that were beginning to fight and she knew I had wanted one for a few years so gave one to me!!

Unfortunately my first post is to do with a possible illness, I have a very old book about axolotls and in it, it has a picture of one with a very swollen cloaca, it says it's due to edema, a build up of fluids caused by heart damage. I may just be worried over nothing and maybe all axolotls have a slight lump here but I don't know!

Here is a picture of the possible problem:
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I am aware at the moment he/she is only on glass, I haven't had chance to get any sand/pebbles or slate (still undecided)

Thankyou for any input =)

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I believe you have just sexed your axolotl as a male.

Congratulations on your new boy.

This is an image of one of my males Io:
 

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Yep it's a boy :). Nothing to worry about.

Personally I like sand. But make sure it is fine silica based sand. If you decide on pebbles, make sure they are bigger than the axolotls head. Axolotls have been known to swallow pebbles which can cause impaction and can be fatal so any pebbles must be big enough that they cannot be swallowed. The downside with pebbles is that food and waste can get lodged in crevices and it is a bit more tricky to maintain water quality.
 
Cheers guys! Awesome, glad to hear it, also glad it's a boy as it has a boys name!!
I've just bought some slate pebbles, they are bigger than its head, he seems to love it and is moving a bit more. I am going to upgrade to black sand as it does look really good and will be easier to clean. I'll have a good search online for some decent sand now!
 
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