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Illness/Sickness: Abnormal deformities??

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:confused: hey, its me,
I have recently bought two axolotls. Onyx, my blackish wild type, has a lump on the side of her head, behind the feathery gills. My other axie, Nim-a-nim does not have any such thing on her body. Is Onyx sick, or could it just be a birth defect? Please help!! i am worried for Onyx's safety. :(
 
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Hi,

Sorry noone has replied to your post but I am afraid no real answer can be provided without a pic. Do you have a camera phone or know someone who could help you get a pic here?
 
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i am working on a picture but have lost the camera :( it looks to me as though the lump is around 1cm across, and sticks out about 0.5-1cm, it doesn't seem to bother Onyx but I couldn't say for sure. Thankyou for your advice
 
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