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Question: Normal for worms to come out behind gills?

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Beth72201

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I have noticed the last couple of times I have fed my axies the worms come out of a place behind their gills. I find it a bit creepy, but seems to irritate them- scratching at gills etc. Is this normal?
 
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Yes, it is normal. When they eat a bigger bite than they should, some worms miss the esophagus and come out behind the gills. I have seen my fish do this also. You can feed bigger food like chopped earthworm- that won't fit out the gill slit.
 
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I didn't even realise axolotls had a gill slit...
 
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Yeah, they're kind of hidden by the fleshy knob at the base of the external gills. It becomes much more noticeable when there's a bright red bloodworm sticking through. :D Though the live blackworms crawling through always looked the most creepy to me...
 
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I would increase the size of the food theyre eating (move them onto earthworms now) :D
 
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