pikaandgroot
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Hi there, I'm Rachel from NZ.
I have two axolotls Pika (golden albino) and Groot (leucistic) who are both about 8 months old.
When I got Groot (before Pika) the experienced seller said that she thought Groot might be slightly dwarfed and she has a twisted tail. When I researched this I saw that dwarf axolotls are often quite short and fat - Groot definitely fits this.
Pika has been acting as normal but Groot hasn't eaten properly in about 3 weeks. I have a worm farm but Groot would often reject the worms and frozen food only eating dried pellets. Groot doesn't look hungry as her belly is still huge! But in the last week she has been hardly moving, to the point where I think she is dead, only indication is when she flaps her gills. She's not floating at all so I don't think she's constipated. Pika is a female also as far as I can tell so I don't think anyone is pregnant.
They live in a 90cm tank with sand, the temp is about 19C - I will do a water test today.
Any thoughts on what I should do for Groot? Or what the problem is? Very worried about her!!
I have two axolotls Pika (golden albino) and Groot (leucistic) who are both about 8 months old.
When I got Groot (before Pika) the experienced seller said that she thought Groot might be slightly dwarfed and she has a twisted tail. When I researched this I saw that dwarf axolotls are often quite short and fat - Groot definitely fits this.
Pika has been acting as normal but Groot hasn't eaten properly in about 3 weeks. I have a worm farm but Groot would often reject the worms and frozen food only eating dried pellets. Groot doesn't look hungry as her belly is still huge! But in the last week she has been hardly moving, to the point where I think she is dead, only indication is when she flaps her gills. She's not floating at all so I don't think she's constipated. Pika is a female also as far as I can tell so I don't think anyone is pregnant.
They live in a 90cm tank with sand, the temp is about 19C - I will do a water test today.
Any thoughts on what I should do for Groot? Or what the problem is? Very worried about her!!
