Zandy94
New member
Hi everyone
I gave my Axi a tea bath today for roughly 10 minutes in tank water with a light hint of tea soaked into it. It was a normal Tetley tea-bag, and was left to soak in the water for less than a minuet so that the water was slightly golden brown. I did everything like the instructions said, tested the fridge temperature and wrapped the container in a tea towel. I'm not sure if I did something wrong here other than not using fresh water, so that's why I've given this info.
I put him back in the tank after I gave it a water-change and clean-out and he's started flaking skin everywhere. It's quite a lot so I'm concerned but it's not huge chunks. I did notice he had those little plankton things feeding off of him earlier and his skin became a little patchy, but I contacted a breeder and they said the skin patching was non-fungal and normal for a wild-type. He was quite stressed in the container and for a little while after I put him back in his home, but after a feed he's cheered up and is happily swimming/crawling around as normal.
Sorry if this is a little silly to worry about! I hope someone can give me advice
TLDR:
Skin flaking off Axolotl quite a lot after bath
Wildtype axolotl had plankton feeding off of him/ had 'normal' discolouration patching
Gave him a short tea-bath for 10 mins, Tetley tea bag was used with tank water not fresh
Was stressed while bathing, so put him back in the tank and was fed and is now happy
Is happily playing around as normal
I gave my Axi a tea bath today for roughly 10 minutes in tank water with a light hint of tea soaked into it. It was a normal Tetley tea-bag, and was left to soak in the water for less than a minuet so that the water was slightly golden brown. I did everything like the instructions said, tested the fridge temperature and wrapped the container in a tea towel. I'm not sure if I did something wrong here other than not using fresh water, so that's why I've given this info.
I put him back in the tank after I gave it a water-change and clean-out and he's started flaking skin everywhere. It's quite a lot so I'm concerned but it's not huge chunks. I did notice he had those little plankton things feeding off of him earlier and his skin became a little patchy, but I contacted a breeder and they said the skin patching was non-fungal and normal for a wild-type. He was quite stressed in the container and for a little while after I put him back in his home, but after a feed he's cheered up and is happily swimming/crawling around as normal.
Sorry if this is a little silly to worry about! I hope someone can give me advice
TLDR:
Skin flaking off Axolotl quite a lot after bath
Wildtype axolotl had plankton feeding off of him/ had 'normal' discolouration patching
Gave him a short tea-bath for 10 mins, Tetley tea bag was used with tank water not fresh
Was stressed while bathing, so put him back in the tank and was fed and is now happy
Is happily playing around as normal
