phirestorm
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Hi All, we are new owners to an Axolotl and believe we have a constipated one. She seemed to be well for the first few days after getting her: she swam on the bottom and ate a couple of worms. After a few days of no feeding I thought it was time to feed her again, this time we tried beef heart. After placing it in front of her mouth she sniffed it then yacked up two partially digested worm bodies and then ate a little of the beef heart. A couple of hours later she was swimming near the top and wouldn't come down.
We freaked and tested the water, it was pretty high in ammonia so we did four gallon water change (ten gallon tank), added ammonia lock as well. She stayed near the top and never came down. My daughter, whom wanted the axolotl started researching what she was doing and came across the constipated links on the web.
She seemed to be exhibiting all the symptoms:
1.) Crooked posture.
2.) Near the top of the tank.
3.) Swollen clocoa.
We read about refrigerating her and fasting her for a few days then feeding her peas or carrots....lots of people seem to have done this but it's freaking me out. We've never owned an axolotl and it's hard to keep her cool from my perspective. I know her respiration will slow down, I understand why, but is it honestly safe? He color is not as bright but she is still breathing and moves her legs when I did a water change. Do I really need to keep her this way for 2-3 days and maybe even for 2 weeks?
Help, freaking out, she's too damn cute and we don't want to screw this up.
We freaked and tested the water, it was pretty high in ammonia so we did four gallon water change (ten gallon tank), added ammonia lock as well. She stayed near the top and never came down. My daughter, whom wanted the axolotl started researching what she was doing and came across the constipated links on the web.
She seemed to be exhibiting all the symptoms:
1.) Crooked posture.
2.) Near the top of the tank.
3.) Swollen clocoa.
We read about refrigerating her and fasting her for a few days then feeding her peas or carrots....lots of people seem to have done this but it's freaking me out. We've never owned an axolotl and it's hard to keep her cool from my perspective. I know her respiration will slow down, I understand why, but is it honestly safe? He color is not as bright but she is still breathing and moves her legs when I did a water change. Do I really need to keep her this way for 2-3 days and maybe even for 2 weeks?
Help, freaking out, she's too damn cute and we don't want to screw this up.