Axie not eating

claraesse · May 16, 2011

Hi guys,

I was just wondering how long it took axies to settle in before they'll eat. I've had mine since Friday and I tried to handfeed her yesterday (which is how she's been fed previously) on a bloodworm block and she panicked and swam away. I know she needs to settle in but I'm also aware that she hasn't eaten since Thursday now!

Thanks,
Clare

Kaysie · May 16, 2011

How big is it? Adults, in cool temperatures, can easily go a couple weeks without food.

Be patient. Try feeding it at dusk without turning a bunch of lights on, and without disturbing her as much as possible. Use tongs to hold the bloodworms in front of her versus sticking your whole hand in the tank.

blackdog · May 16, 2011

Remember in axie world, the rule of thumb is "if i am bigger than you i will probably try to eat you"

So, you are bigger than your axie right? Imagine being in a new environment, and a giant creature plunges a multi limbed appendage into your living space........ you might be led to beleive you are about to be eaten

Kaysie's advice is good, it's exactly what i'd recomend.

Perhaps even just leave the food on the bottom or in a feeding tray / jar. My guys have always been fed by hand, but they will happily hunt around and find food left on the tank floor too.

Bren

claraesse · May 17, 2011

Thanks guys. She was looking a little more relaxed yesterday so I tried dropping a couple of pellets in front of her, left her for an hour and they were gone!

On another newbie axie owner note - I know you're supposed to hoover any old food/poop up - she hasn't pooed yet but is it obvious when she does?

memojo1979 · May 17, 2011

claraesse said:
Thanks guys. She was looking a little more relaxed yesterday so I tried dropping a couple of pellets in front of her, left her for an hour and they were gone!

On another newbie axie owner note - I know you're supposed to hoover any old food/poop up - she hasn't pooed yet but is it obvious when she does?

If you spot-clean soon enough after s/he has pooped, it's massive (I'll add a link, to show you photo/s), but if not seen straight away, the poop starts to break down + can blend / mix in with substrate - on a barebottomed tank it can obviously still be seen, but if you have sand, it can be camoflagued. If you have gravel / pebbles, it gets hidden down in the cracks, but if that's how you set up is, you should removed the gravel / pebbles anyway, in case they get gulped down by mistake - sorry if you already know this, but it's an important point to repeat to new owners, since it's probably 1 of the worst dangers for axies

memojo1979 · May 17, 2011

Not the thread II was looking for, but still shows poop - http://www.caudata.org/forum/f46-be...olotl-free-all/74163-can-i-just-say-ouch.html

claraesse · May 17, 2011

She's got sand - I read about not having gravel. I've checked a few times since she ate yesterday and haven't seen anything obviously poop-like. I hope it hasn't broken down already

memojo1979 · May 17, 2011

I very rarely see whole poop from any of my axies, but when "hoovering" with the syphon, that picks the majority up anyway. And, I do spot-cleaning every day feed time, with a turkey baster, that has a similar effect.
Don't stress

Kaysie · May 17, 2011

Poop breaks down quickly, within hours. Like Mojo said, you'll rarely see it unless you're constantly looking. They also only poop every couple of days.

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