Huge Belly!!!!!

[jemmapatten]

Ok first I was really proud of my wee axie who was growing so fast much quicker than the others and is soo fiece when it comes to dinner time..... BUT no my axies belly is sooooo huge he or she....I cant tell... its legs can hardly reach the ground....it looks like a cow with bloat!!! HELP me is this bad or is just a big fatty!!??? I just dont know whether I should be putting it on a diet or its good??? Help!!!

 

[Daniel]

Welcome at first at this forum!

Well, with "only" your description it's really hard to tell. Could you post any photos? It may be "fat", it may be "pregnant" and it may be ill, too.

And If you need fast and good answers it would be helpful if you gave some additional information - age and size of the axolotl, water conditions (temperature, size of the tank...); feeding.

 

[ianclick]

Kia Ora Jemma, Naumai Haere mai great to have another Maori on this site.

As daniel says it would be great if you could post a photo. At the bottom of the reply page is a bit that says manage attachments you can upload photos there.

Bloating in axies can be caused by several things. One of the most common is impaction. This is when they eat something normally gravel substrate and it blocks their digestive tract. The other two main causes are over feeding and pregnancy.

What to you have on the floor of your tank? Could you provide some more information as Daniel has suggested?

Naku Noa