Hi everyone!
I've had my axolotl (Jiggly) for 6 months and he's about 6" in length. I believe he's male judging by the lumps by his back legs. I've been searching the forum for any information regarding swelling near the back legs but can't seem to find any. I've seen a lot about bloat, but don't think Jiggly's suffering from this as the swelling is only near his back legs. He seems to be healthy and there are no problems with feeding. The swelling seems larger on some days than others. I think it may be due to constipation. I've attached some photos of jiggly. Can anyone tell me is this normal? Th
Here's the info on Jiggly's care etc:
*Jiggly is fed blood worm, occasional earth worms, and today i gave him some daphnia. He's fed every 2 days. I've been thinking of buying some axolotl pellets for a bit of variation to his diet. There's no problems with his feeding- he will eat whatever is put in the tank (including my fingers!).
*His tank is 30"/12"/13" and I do 20% water change every 10 days (as well as using a syphon to remove uneaten food).
Please can anyone give any advice?! Are these swellings normal? Or are they bad and do I need to take action to stop this occuring? As I said Jiggly seems perfectly healthy appart from the swellings. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Sadie
I've had my axolotl (Jiggly) for 6 months and he's about 6" in length. I believe he's male judging by the lumps by his back legs. I've been searching the forum for any information regarding swelling near the back legs but can't seem to find any. I've seen a lot about bloat, but don't think Jiggly's suffering from this as the swelling is only near his back legs. He seems to be healthy and there are no problems with feeding. The swelling seems larger on some days than others. I think it may be due to constipation. I've attached some photos of jiggly. Can anyone tell me is this normal? Th
Here's the info on Jiggly's care etc:
*Jiggly is fed blood worm, occasional earth worms, and today i gave him some daphnia. He's fed every 2 days. I've been thinking of buying some axolotl pellets for a bit of variation to his diet. There's no problems with his feeding- he will eat whatever is put in the tank (including my fingers!).
*His tank is 30"/12"/13" and I do 20% water change every 10 days (as well as using a syphon to remove uneaten food).
Please can anyone give any advice?! Are these swellings normal? Or are they bad and do I need to take action to stop this occuring? As I said Jiggly seems perfectly healthy appart from the swellings. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Sadie