Dead axolotl - Q on the cause

[clarence]

Hmm...impacted eggs maybe? I've heard of it in axolotls, but never heard symptoms described, so I'm not sure.

 

[kelly]

One of my axolotl's died a few months ago with a few similar symptoms. She had a swollen jaw and her mouth was gaping open, and her gills were also curled forward. She also seemed normal before she died apart from her stopping eating. But I don't recall her cloaca being swollen or anything so maybe it was something completely different. This is probably no help though anyway because I'm not sure why she died.

 

[katy]

As I understand it, swollen throat region in an axolotl is heart failure. I'm no expert, though.

 

[kelly]

How do they get heart conditions that would lead to a heart failure?

 

[kaysie]

Genetics

 

[jennifer]

A swollen throat (particularly with the mouth open) can also indicate a bacterial infection called mouth rot. See:
http://www.klsnet.com/sickamph.html