Hillo! New to forum and worried :o(

twiglet9 · Aug 30, 2010

Hoping there will be someone who can offer me some advice. The female of my two 12 month old axolotls is refusing food (even her favourite, prawns!). The stones in the tank are larger than marbles, so Sybil can't have swallowed one. However, her mouth is slightly open and her tail's in the stress position.

Yesterday she took a sliver of prawn, but then spat it out. She's very listless and not swimming about her tank as usual. I've had the water tested and it's fine. Temperature is 20 degrees. Her friend, Mauel, is perfectly happy and munching on anything as usual.

I've read about fridging axies, but anxious.

Any help welcomed

K

Bellabelloo · Aug 30, 2010

Hi, welcome to the forum.

Would you be able to post a photo of Sybil and her tank ? If the marble is a regular sized marble, then it is possible for her to accidentally try to eat it. ..I wonder if she has it in her mouth?

Crysta · Aug 30, 2010

You'd be surprised of the size of stone axolotls can eat.
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Ignore the size of their mouth, anything as big as or smaller than the HEAD will fit in their mouth.
Fridging solves a lot of stress related problems. More Clicking

If the stones are as big as, smaller than your axie's head, it's likely one has been swallowed, but a picture of you enclosure, axolotl, and both would be very helpful.

twiglet9 · Aug 30, 2010

Right ho! Will get camera and try to upload some pictures.

Thank you

K

twiglet9 · Aug 30, 2010

Have put a couple of pics up. Hope they're visible - not quite the techno wizard I'm afraid. Sybil does not love the camera, nor does she share Ms Moss' cheekbones, but I've tried my best

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Crysta · Aug 30, 2010

It does look like a few of those stones are small enough to be eaten, No-one can know for sure with an x-ray or actually seeing it in there.

However, her mouth is slightly open and her tail's in the stress position.

That does sound like an axie trying to eat something too big for it though, and If it's not that i'm at a slight loss, so hopefully someone else may know for sure.

sek · Aug 31, 2010

It does sound like she has swallowed something she doesn't usually swallow. The photos will help.

Best of luck

twiglet9 · Aug 31, 2010

Have been brave and put Sybil in the fridge. Manuel is sulking and wondering where she's gone. Fingers crossed that whatever she's swallowed comes out

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Thanks for your help

K

twiglet9 · Sep 2, 2010

Saw lovely vet today. Sybil has an odoema in her lower jaw. She's in 'hospital' til Monday having a mixture of injected and oral antibiotics. Having a word with the man upstairs.

xkx

rick · Sep 2, 2010

I hope all goes well, keep us updated.

Crysta · Sep 2, 2010

that would make sense, the swelling would make it far more difficult to eat than usual.
please keep us updated =]
all the best.

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