How i can do hand feeding ?

[anne-marie]

"The temp thing" - is this a chiller or a heater? Axies actually prefer colder water so you can go below 18 degress. Have you tested the water for pH, ammonia, nitrites and nitrates - water chemistry is important. If so, can you post the results?

Is your axie skinny or does he look normal? Have a look in the gallery to get an idea of what other peoples axies look like if you need to.

Try prawn flesh

. Also earthworms from clean soil (no fertilisers, etc). At 15 cm he should be needing food everyday while he's still growing.

And where are you?

(Message edited by waltona on June 22, 2005)

 

[helen]

The temp thing is heater - it doesn't go below 18C. The pH is in a good range doesn't go between 6.5 and 7.5. Tends to sit about 7.3 or 4. I've been doing complete or half water changes once a week (use a water treatment then on the town water) and I change the wool in the filter then too. As for, nitrites, nitrates - I don't have a kit for that but I was going to grab one when I go through a town that actually has a pet shop next. He looks a bit skinny except for the tummy. Earthworms aren't a possiblity.

I'm in south western queensland. (Winter here in OZ)

 

[anne-marie]

You don't need a heater at all for axolotls - they prefer cold water. I am also in Australia and ambient winter temps here are perfect for them. What you will need most likely is some type of cooling strategy in summer - be it a fan, ice blocks or ordinary room airconditioning is perfect. Queensland - how hot does it get roughly in summer?

I am also going to post a copy of this response in the new thread you started so from then on, I'll be checking that one, not this .

Makes things easier all round.