LuisHenrique
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HELP!!! - Huge belly, strange poo and won't eat!
Hello, guys!
First of all, I'm brazilian...so, I apologize if I spell something wrong, okay? ^^"
I'm the very proud owner of Eva - my huge and BEAUTIFUL pet axolotl! =D
I got her about 1 year ago, and she was 15cm long. And now, she's about 27cm long! That's why she lives alone on a 1m long aquarium...and she LOVES her home, because she has a lot of space to swim and play around...she's a very happy axolotl. I attached some pictures for you to see her.
I feed her about once a week with a salmon piece...I buy frozen salmon, and then I cut it on pieces of 3cm and give one for her every week. She absolutely LOVE it (and it's also very rich in vitamins).
But now I'm here because Eva won't eat for about 3 weeks (but she had been eating more frequently on the past days...like twice a week, and bigger pieces of salmon); but, even being without eat for this long, she isn't skinny...actually, her belly got bigger than it normally is (like if it's swollen); (on the attached picture of her, she was already looking normal)...Probably, her belly is full of poo, because she also ins't pooing as she normally does...I know how does her poo looks like, and now it's looking VERY different...now it's a transparent/sometimes green, much less consistent and long poo (about 4cm)...and it takes longer for her to finish that...it keeps going out of her anus all the time, very slowly. And then, when she finally finishes it, I take it off of the water.
I also noticed that her anus got a bit bigger and oppened, too...like if she's forcing out the poo.
I don't know what's happening to her...might she swallowed some gravel? They do are small enough to go through her huge mouth...but I don't think she could've done that...she has never done that before. But maybe...who knows...
If she DID swallowed some gravel, what is going to happen to her and what could I do for her?
And what are the other possibilities about it? Is there anything else that may be happening to her besides this?
I'm VERY upset with this situation, because I LOVE Eva...she's my favourite pet and I absolutely can't imagine myself without her...I don't think I'd handle that...no way...
The only thing that calms me down is the fact that she's apparently okay, beautiful as always, her gills are still big, fluffy and very red.....the only different thing is her bigger belly....but she's looking healty and is walking around her home like she allways did (not swimming, though...I think it's because of her heavier belly).
So, now I'm going to wait for replies...I'm going to be VERY grateful if you could help me.
Thank you SO much for your support, guys!
Many hugs to all of you and take care of your axies, because you know they're special pets! =D
Luís Henrique
PS: Water parameters and temperature are all OK. As it's summer here in Brazil, the temperature through all the day is around 23ºC; so I'm putting huge pieces of ice (made by me with declorinated water, of course) to keep the water temperature on her aquarium at 17º. I also don't open the windows of my room through the day, so that her aquarium won't get any direct sunlight (actually it never does, as I know axolotls don't like it).
Hello, guys!
First of all, I'm brazilian...so, I apologize if I spell something wrong, okay? ^^"
I'm the very proud owner of Eva - my huge and BEAUTIFUL pet axolotl! =D
I got her about 1 year ago, and she was 15cm long. And now, she's about 27cm long! That's why she lives alone on a 1m long aquarium...and she LOVES her home, because she has a lot of space to swim and play around...she's a very happy axolotl. I attached some pictures for you to see her.
I feed her about once a week with a salmon piece...I buy frozen salmon, and then I cut it on pieces of 3cm and give one for her every week. She absolutely LOVE it (and it's also very rich in vitamins).
But now I'm here because Eva won't eat for about 3 weeks (but she had been eating more frequently on the past days...like twice a week, and bigger pieces of salmon); but, even being without eat for this long, she isn't skinny...actually, her belly got bigger than it normally is (like if it's swollen); (on the attached picture of her, she was already looking normal)...Probably, her belly is full of poo, because she also ins't pooing as she normally does...I know how does her poo looks like, and now it's looking VERY different...now it's a transparent/sometimes green, much less consistent and long poo (about 4cm)...and it takes longer for her to finish that...it keeps going out of her anus all the time, very slowly. And then, when she finally finishes it, I take it off of the water.
I also noticed that her anus got a bit bigger and oppened, too...like if she's forcing out the poo.
I don't know what's happening to her...might she swallowed some gravel? They do are small enough to go through her huge mouth...but I don't think she could've done that...she has never done that before. But maybe...who knows...
If she DID swallowed some gravel, what is going to happen to her and what could I do for her?
And what are the other possibilities about it? Is there anything else that may be happening to her besides this?
I'm VERY upset with this situation, because I LOVE Eva...she's my favourite pet and I absolutely can't imagine myself without her...I don't think I'd handle that...no way...
The only thing that calms me down is the fact that she's apparently okay, beautiful as always, her gills are still big, fluffy and very red.....the only different thing is her bigger belly....but she's looking healty and is walking around her home like she allways did (not swimming, though...I think it's because of her heavier belly).
So, now I'm going to wait for replies...I'm going to be VERY grateful if you could help me.
Thank you SO much for your support, guys!
Many hugs to all of you and take care of your axies, because you know they're special pets! =D
Luís Henrique
PS: Water parameters and temperature are all OK. As it's summer here in Brazil, the temperature through all the day is around 23ºC; so I'm putting huge pieces of ice (made by me with declorinated water, of course) to keep the water temperature on her aquarium at 17º. I also don't open the windows of my room through the day, so that her aquarium won't get any direct sunlight (actually it never does, as I know axolotls don't like it).
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