Chadillac
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Water parameters are pH: 7.4-7.6, Ammonia: 0, Nitrite: 0, Nitrate: 20.
I recently bought a new axolotl online. He was shipped and in transit for 3-4 days and was fasted before being shipped. It's been a week since he's been here and has shown a small interest in food but will not eat. He'll either take the worm and spit it right back out or tilt his head away and swim off. Both of these are signs that he may just be full but after a long time on the road and being here for a week I'm worried.
He has no signs of stress, no tilted gills, and no bent tail. Substrate is sand but I doubt that is the problem as it is very fine and he hasn't attempted to eat anything since arriving. Attempting to feed earthworms that are cut up incase they are too large for him whole yet, but still will spit them out. Plenty of hides, 65 gallon tank, water temp is roughly 64-65 degrees Fahrenheit. He's roughly 7 inches long no clue how old he is.
Could he just not be hungry after all this time or could this be a medical problem? Any advice would be appreciated.
I recently bought a new axolotl online. He was shipped and in transit for 3-4 days and was fasted before being shipped. It's been a week since he's been here and has shown a small interest in food but will not eat. He'll either take the worm and spit it right back out or tilt his head away and swim off. Both of these are signs that he may just be full but after a long time on the road and being here for a week I'm worried.
He has no signs of stress, no tilted gills, and no bent tail. Substrate is sand but I doubt that is the problem as it is very fine and he hasn't attempted to eat anything since arriving. Attempting to feed earthworms that are cut up incase they are too large for him whole yet, but still will spit them out. Plenty of hides, 65 gallon tank, water temp is roughly 64-65 degrees Fahrenheit. He's roughly 7 inches long no clue how old he is.
Could he just not be hungry after all this time or could this be a medical problem? Any advice would be appreciated.