Lashy337
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I was given an axolotl about two weeks ago, and have added him to the tank with the two I already had. Since the move across several states, he hasn't eaten. I thought it would be because he's stressed, but he shows no signs of stress, no curled tail or gills, nothing like that. I tried putting him in an isolation tub with some worms to see if that would help, but that almost made things worse and he seemed more unhappy there, so I put him back in the big tank. The previous owner fed him whole live nightcrawlers, and I've tried them alive, dead, cut, whole, everything-- he's refusing all food.
I looked at the thread with instructions on how to force feed your axolotl, but it said only to do this with adult axolotls-- Toothless is about 8 inches, and is on the smaller side (especially as he's not eating), so I'm hesitant to do so. At what point do I cave and force feed the poor guy?
I looked at the thread with instructions on how to force feed your axolotl, but it said only to do this with adult axolotls-- Toothless is about 8 inches, and is on the smaller side (especially as he's not eating), so I'm hesitant to do so. At what point do I cave and force feed the poor guy?