Hi All,
I have just ended up taking care of axolotl, and after reading through the site, I think it's best for now to keep him/her in the fridge for the time being...... with the Australian summer at the moment I don't think I have much chance of keep the water around 20degrees or less.
Also, the previous carer told me that it hadn't been eating for a week or so, which I'm guessing could have either been heat stress..... (although it still looks like it has a healthy body weight)
1) I saw one thread that said to keep the container covered while it was in the fridge (to prevent it jumping out), so now I'm wondering if it's ok if the container is sealed (like airtight) ? is air important to axolotl's or is the water enough.... and if so, will I need to open it periodically to let in new air?
I'm also wondering if it would be a problem if anything else in the fridge was to leak into the container (well, apart from the axie everything else in the fridge is edible)
2) will it be safe to keep it in the fridge until the weather becomes a bit cooler? possibly a few months...
3) how often should I change the water while it's in the fridge? and also, how often should I feed, (or at least offer food), while in the fridge? Will it be happier if I just leave it alone until things cool off in the world outside the fridge?
Thanks for any advice... hoping to workout something better long term, maybe an aquarium chiller or fans...
I have just ended up taking care of axolotl, and after reading through the site, I think it's best for now to keep him/her in the fridge for the time being...... with the Australian summer at the moment I don't think I have much chance of keep the water around 20degrees or less.
Also, the previous carer told me that it hadn't been eating for a week or so, which I'm guessing could have either been heat stress..... (although it still looks like it has a healthy body weight)
1) I saw one thread that said to keep the container covered while it was in the fridge (to prevent it jumping out), so now I'm wondering if it's ok if the container is sealed (like airtight) ? is air important to axolotl's or is the water enough.... and if so, will I need to open it periodically to let in new air?
I'm also wondering if it would be a problem if anything else in the fridge was to leak into the container (well, apart from the axie everything else in the fridge is edible)
2) will it be safe to keep it in the fridge until the weather becomes a bit cooler? possibly a few months...
3) how often should I change the water while it's in the fridge? and also, how often should I feed, (or at least offer food), while in the fridge? Will it be happier if I just leave it alone until things cool off in the world outside the fridge?
Thanks for any advice... hoping to workout something better long term, maybe an aquarium chiller or fans...