Hi there!
I'm new here so I apologise if I'm doing this wrong or anything but hopefully I've gotten it right! I've just gotten two new axolotls two days ago and I can't seem to get them to eat any food and I'm worried they're stressed or sick. I made sure all my tank conditions were optimum before I bought them, and I've been trying to feed them mealworms that the pet shop where I bought them suggested. But they just don't seem to be wanting any food. I'm not sure whether this is just because they're still adapting to their new environment and they're just not hungry, or if they're stressed or sick. And I really want them to be happy because I love them so so much. I researched signs of a stressed axolotl and I read about the forward gills and curved tail. Their gills look normal but I wondered if his tail was a bit kinked, which worries me a lot! :/ but again, I'm not sure whether this is a sign or maybe his tail is just a bit odd naturally. I've attached photos.
The only other thing I've worried about (advice from the pet shop and advice online has seemed to differ greatly here), is the pebbles I have on the bottom of the tank. These are the ones the pet shop said I needed but online people seem to think sand or nothing at all is far better, and I wondered if this is the reason they could be unhappy?
Again, apologies if I've done anything wrong with this post as I'm very new here! Thanks so much!
I'm new here so I apologise if I'm doing this wrong or anything but hopefully I've gotten it right! I've just gotten two new axolotls two days ago and I can't seem to get them to eat any food and I'm worried they're stressed or sick. I made sure all my tank conditions were optimum before I bought them, and I've been trying to feed them mealworms that the pet shop where I bought them suggested. But they just don't seem to be wanting any food. I'm not sure whether this is just because they're still adapting to their new environment and they're just not hungry, or if they're stressed or sick. And I really want them to be happy because I love them so so much. I researched signs of a stressed axolotl and I read about the forward gills and curved tail. Their gills look normal but I wondered if his tail was a bit kinked, which worries me a lot! :/ but again, I'm not sure whether this is a sign or maybe his tail is just a bit odd naturally. I've attached photos.
The only other thing I've worried about (advice from the pet shop and advice online has seemed to differ greatly here), is the pebbles I have on the bottom of the tank. These are the ones the pet shop said I needed but online people seem to think sand or nothing at all is far better, and I wondered if this is the reason they could be unhappy?
Again, apologies if I've done anything wrong with this post as I'm very new here! Thanks so much!