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Illness/Sickness: Axolotl fuzz?

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Ferretz

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My new baby axolotl has some fuzz all over his body and I’m really not sure what it is. I’d have said fungus but it’s not really on it’s gills. What could it be and what should I do? He is a rescue, so he’s really skinny. Now he’s just really floating at the top and not even going down to eat.
 

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Must be fungus and/or slime coat issue. How long have you had this one, and what kind of housing is it in right now? Can you test your water as well. Is it eating?
I would tub it in cool water and do tea baths to help soothe the skin, this will also help if it is fungus.
 
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