axolotl missing

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my axolotle is in the tank, we can not figure out if he has escaped ( which seems highly doubtful) or my other one has eaten him, the size difference between them doesnt seem vast enough that she could swallow him.
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if he has got out (there is no water trail and we cant find him) how likely is out that he has metamorphasised? if he is dead how long should it take for him to smell or for the body to breakdown?
 
and how could we tell if the other one has eaten him
 
The other one would probably be noticeably fatter after such a meal. Does the tank have a lid over it? Axolotls can sometimes leap out, but they aren't known to climb. The water trail may have dried up before you discovered it missing.

Sorry:(
 
thanks, believe it or not we found him he was in the filter area, after emptying the whole tank into the bath we got him out. he seems ok, we have covered the area now
 
Re: acolotl missing

Lol your questions were awsome. Seems you have a Houdini on your hands.:D
 
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