ophelia123
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Hi all,
About five weeks ago, I noticed a cut on my 2 year old axolotl's mouth (see photo). I'm not sure how she got it--the water levels were good. There are a few rocks in her tank which may have been the culprit, am planning on removing them. She was acting normally and eating fine, but I decided to move her to the fridge to be safe against potential infection.
The redness cleared up within a few days, but the skin hasn't entirely closed over, even now, five weeks after being in the fridge. It looks almost like a little scar. You can compare the two photos below. While in the fridge, I've been feeding her one live nightcrawler (cut up) every other day, and she's been eating okay.
Just today, I noticed a fungus developing in her gills, which I think must be due the the wound which still hasn't entirely closed over. She's refused food the past four days, but seems pretty active (for a fridged axolotl) and swims around when I take her out for her daily water changes.
My game plan is to start twice daily salt baths starting tomorrow morning to battle the fungus, but am worried that the wound is the underlying cause. I am at a loss as to how to help her further and would like a second opinion. I might move her back to the tank after the fungus clears and just keep an eye on the cut. I'm also toying with the idea of taking her to the vet but am not sure how helpful that would be and don't want to stress her unnecessarily. Any advice would really be appreciated, I'm very worried!
The first photo is the one from five weeks ago when I first noticed the cut.
The second was yesterday, you can see how the cut has healed-sorry the quality is so poor.
And the third shows the fungus (i'm assuming?) on the gills, taken just today.
About five weeks ago, I noticed a cut on my 2 year old axolotl's mouth (see photo). I'm not sure how she got it--the water levels were good. There are a few rocks in her tank which may have been the culprit, am planning on removing them. She was acting normally and eating fine, but I decided to move her to the fridge to be safe against potential infection.
The redness cleared up within a few days, but the skin hasn't entirely closed over, even now, five weeks after being in the fridge. It looks almost like a little scar. You can compare the two photos below. While in the fridge, I've been feeding her one live nightcrawler (cut up) every other day, and she's been eating okay.
Just today, I noticed a fungus developing in her gills, which I think must be due the the wound which still hasn't entirely closed over. She's refused food the past four days, but seems pretty active (for a fridged axolotl) and swims around when I take her out for her daily water changes.
My game plan is to start twice daily salt baths starting tomorrow morning to battle the fungus, but am worried that the wound is the underlying cause. I am at a loss as to how to help her further and would like a second opinion. I might move her back to the tank after the fungus clears and just keep an eye on the cut. I'm also toying with the idea of taking her to the vet but am not sure how helpful that would be and don't want to stress her unnecessarily. Any advice would really be appreciated, I'm very worried!
The first photo is the one from five weeks ago when I first noticed the cut.
The second was yesterday, you can see how the cut has healed-sorry the quality is so poor.
And the third shows the fungus (i'm assuming?) on the gills, taken just today.