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do you handle your axie apart from feeding?

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BadLilMama

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My Axie Hedwig is really pale compared to how he was when i got him in march :(. he is active and eating but as you can see from my picture- his gills are real pale. theyre quite pink from the back but i'm still worried, coz hes my baby!! any help pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease:confused::confused:!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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The brightness of the gills is related to blood flow. If he is eating and generally acting normally all is well. I have 2 goldens and when they are just chilling and laying around the color tends to fade a bit more so in my male than my female because she's normally more active. When they start swimming and being active or I feed them the color comes back.
 
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I didn't answer the poll because I don't agree with the question itself. I would never handle an axolotl at all, not during feeding or any time except when absolutely necessary. I've had a group of them for 6 years and I've only taken them out with a net twice during that time, and never touched them for any other reason.

I agree with heather, the gill color isn't a serious concern. It varies.
 
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I didn't answer the poll either for the reasons that Jennewt listed. We don't handle our guys even at feeding times. My boyfriend will occasionally let them walk into his hands but he doesn't handle them he lays his hand flat and they walk onto it and just kinda stand there. The only time we've ever handled them is when we have to. We moved them out to change substrate and when our male had a fungal infection due to adding a plant without allowing time for quarantine (at least we think that was the cause).
 
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Handling axies is something you should only do if you have to, I've had huge 10 year old meleanoids that were far too big for nets so everytime I did water changes they went in a bucket which was fine, never had any problems. Avoid it as much as you can though.
 
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I don't handle my axie, I was just wondering if I should :) He is hand fed but that is the extent of it, but I have seen guys on here who play with theirs and wanted to check if that was the done thing. Thanks guys;)!
 
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i answered no , however i dont handle the axolotl appart from if i clean them as i dont want to hurt them with the syphon, but i do hold the cube of frozen bloodworm, or earthworms in my hand as they eat it , they occasionaly miss and bite my finger :L
 
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harry7890 said:
i answered no , however i dont handle the axolotl appart from if i clean them as i dont want to hurt them with the syphon, but i do hold the cube of frozen bloodworm, or earthworms in my hand as they eat it , they occasionaly miss and bite my finger :L
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Harry, you do defrost the frozen bloodworm first don't you ?
Also could you use please capital letters when posting on the forum :D
 
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