The feathers on my axolotls gills have gone white and fell off. plz help

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Hello everyone I'm new to this site and I need some help. I have to axolotls and they are almost a yr old. I was heading out of town for a while and I decided to take them with me. When I got to the location I set up the tank and when I put them into the tank I noticed that the feathery things on their gills had turned white and were falling off. It has been 1 day since this happened please help me. It won't let me upload pics from my phone.
 
Do you have a test kit for the water? When you travelled you probably put them in something that wasn't cycled so ammonia built up. Also if they got too warm fungus could have set in. What's their temp now?


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Re: Thy feathers on my axolotls gills have gone white and fell off. plz help

I don't have a test kit. But my cousin owns a pet store and did one for me for the tank they are in now. The water came back normal. I just put them in the water today. I am heading out to get a another thermometer as I forgot mine. But the water is really cold. And will stay that way as where I'm staying the house is always cold. I have not had any issues until I brought them with me on my trip.
 
I believe he meant that what they were transported in had a problem with ammonia building up.
 
ThoseNewtsTho said:
I believe he meant that what they were transported in had a problem with ammonia building up.
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Yes that is what I meant or that there was something in the water during transport


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