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Illness/Sickness: Axie has lost motor function in legs and tail

Kaysie

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Have you been trying different foods? Smaller foods maybe? Like bloodworms or blackworms?
 
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I would definatly try live blood worm or maybe small earth worms, if you are brave maybe even a couple of warm maggots.
I stipulate warm as they are more active when warm.
 
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Judging by the picture, he looks like he has plenty of energy stored up, you can tell very easily when an axie hasn't been eating enough. I agree with the above theory about the curved tail. I would hold off feeding him bloodworms for a while longer. I would offer him a piece of live earthworm. Sometimes axies reject bloodworms. I would also avoid the shrimp for a while too. Some water soaked carnivorous cichlid pellets are another alternative food you could try.
 
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