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pictures of illness?

Celeste

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Hi everyone!

About 3 weeks ago, I went to a local zoo, the species kept in ther are not in the best conditions, some in very bad shape:angry:
It belongs to some politicians, so there is nothing that can be done, unfortunately.

I took some pictures about some ambystoma andersoni, I think they have some illness, it is
hard to say. I had forgotten about this pictures untill today and I thought maybe they could
be helpful as comparative pictures or diagnosis, maybe Im wrong, but I thought about posting them anyway.

It was kind of hard to take some pictures, the tank was dirty. I dont know if it is normal, but some ambystomas looked white most of their body, it is not a camara effect. The other picture looks like a tumor, dont know if this grow is normal in this species.
 

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Jennewt

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The white skin looks the same as the 2nd photo on this page of axie illnesses
Photos of Sick Axolotls
Your second photo does look like some kind of mole or tumor.
 
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