Illness/Sickness: Injured axie (bad tankmate)

[nachokeeper]

My leucistic and dark natural axie grew up with partition, which I recently took down because I thought they were old enough to behave. Came home the other day to find that my dark natural axie (Snickers) had an injury on his arm. First thought that he'd gotten it stuck in the water intake or something, but yesterday 3 of 4 arms were bitten.

They'd been well fed, so I'm surprised. Needless to say they are separated again.

I'm concerned now for Snickers, and his injuries. Curious what the group thinks is the right course of action. The skin is pulled back on the limbs, and they are sorta mangled. Should I give it a few days to see if he recuperates naturally or should I take him to the vet to determine if the limbs are beyond the point of healing and should be amputated?

I'm besides myself here... even if they are just salamanders. Help? Thoughts?

 

[Morrison]

It will probably heal well. My axie had a meat-less limb (you could see the bones) because a tankmate ripped it. Now it's a normal leg again.

Just keep an eye out for fungus (white fluffy stuff) and keep the tank cool and clean.

Separating them is good.

 

[nachokeeper]

Thanks for the note. She's eating well, and can move around. Seems happy. Water is cool and clean, and they are apart.

On the down side, I think two limbs are probably entirely destroyed. Clean to bone and at least one entirely without circulation.

I'll watch closely for fungus and see what happens.

 

[SapphireTigress]

oh no! I hope he recovers well! That sucks that they didnt work out together. This is why I can never put my undersized axie in a tank with others I may get in the future

Thank you for putting the divider back up though! Way to care about your animals! IMO, there is no such thing as "just" an animal. A life is a life.

You should have seen how much I sobbed when I thought I'd lost my littlest sand boa on Friday forever! (I found him today OMG so happy).