Axolotl turning away from food

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So I feed my 3 Axels every 3-4 days with some earthworms and refused to eat food 3 days ago and today he has also refused to eat but the others are eating fine, just wondering if something is wrong.

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What are the water parameters - ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, PH and temperature? It is always good to post these readings so we can rule out any issue with water quality. Is she pooing normally? It may be worth isolating her to a tub of clean cool water to monitor her more closely to see what she is doing. You would need to do 100% water changes daily though in the tub. I would not panic just yet but monitor her and see if she continues not to eat. But I would certainly remove the stones straight away as these could be an impaction risk.
 
What are the actual readings?

I would still remove the stones as these are potentially very dangerous and it is possible these could be a cause for him not to eat if he has swallowed any. In the background I can see the black one snapping at a pebble in the video. :-/
 
Skudo09 said:
What are the actual readings?

I would still remove the stones as these are potentially very dangerous and it is possible these could be a cause for him not to eat if he has swallowed any. In the background I can see the black one snapping at a pebble in the video. :-/
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Sorry for the lack of updates, I removed the stones from the tank and the reading are from one of those 6 in 1 test strips which is all I can afford at the moment. all of the tests say they are in the safe levels according to the tin thingy, also she still has not eaten and I'm getting worried now, I saw her chase her tail and its the first time ever I've seen her do that
 
Pretty sure most of the 6 in 1 strips don't test for ammonia, one of the most important readings. I would say impaction from swallowed stones is also pretty high on the list of possible issues. They will sometimes regurgitate swallowed items that are blocking the digestive tract of you fridge them. There is an Axolotl fridging guide in the stickies. I would also rule out ammonia buildup in the water.
 
That is good that you have removed the stones. I think possible impaction or constipation may be a possible cause and it may be worth fridging her to help her pass the possible blockage. There is a fridging guide in the sick axolotl section.
 
Does anyone know if I can just use tank water for fridging as I cant get any dechlorinator for my tap water and I dont want to use it in case there is too much chlorine in the tap water :/
 
T3DWARDS said:
Does anyone know if I can just use tank water for fridging as I cant get any dechlorinator for my tap water and I dont want to use it in case there is too much chlorine in the tap water :/
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What are you using for your tank water? You should be dechlorinating water you put into your tank.
 
It was just normal tap water but that was pit in over a year ago now it was setup with my fluval u4 and was left like that for about 3 days until I got them
 
You haven't done any water changes in a year? I hope I'm not understanding that correctly. How are the nitrates not above 40? That doesn't add up.
 
I would use dechlorinator to remove the chlorine (and chloramine if your water supply uses it) and heavy metals. Just letting the water sit doesn't really get rid of it all especially if chloramine is in your water supply.

I would use dechlorinated tap water in your axolotl's tub and change 100% of it daily. You can have a second tub prepared and just move the axolotl to the fresh tub each day and then just turf the old water and replace with fresh ready to switch back to that tub the next day.
 
So I went to town today and got and API master test kit and all the results were 0 which was good, Also bought some dechlorinator and my axie is now in the fridge. I will be checking hourly to make sure she is ok :D Thanks for the help guys.
 
Checked on her this morning and she has pooped in the tub which im guessing is good and i have also changed her into a new tub and water :D
 
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