Sick axie?

[niajetze]

could the iodine in the cockles be effecting him?

 

[Salvador]

i don't know about that. Have cut out the cockles for now anyway. He seems so much better

 

[Bellabelloo]

I have been thinking of the about the cockles ( takes my mind off finding a secondary school for my first born!) and I tend to come across them being cooked and with salt or vinegar added. If they are fresh ( i.e no un natural additives) I would use them in moderation. I think we need to bare in mind axolotl are fresh / cold water we need to try to mimic their food supply accordingly. Earth worms etc are the best ( in my humble opinion) but to cover various vitamins and minerals I feel a little variety is prudent.

 

[Salvador]

to be honest - when i bought him from the shop I asked what to feed him and was given frozen bloodworm, cockled and muscles.

I've never fed him the muscles because they'er huge and although he used to eat the cockles he wasn't overly bothered about them.

I'm still feeding him the bloodworm and he's just had his first live earthworm (was just a very little one!!) and he loved it!

xx

 

[ianclick]

Hi Salvador,

Great looking setup but it does look thin I would feed it everyday until it fattens up a bit but really cool colouring.

Axolotls are a member of the Ambystoma Mexicanum family. They are stuck in the larval form and only very rarely morph into salamanders. I think what Jennewt was suggesting is that it could be a member of the Ambystoma family that does morph like for instance Tiger Salamanders which in the larval stage look very similar to axolotls.

You could go back to your garden store and ask them, or make sure that there is a rock for it to climb out of the water if it starts to gulp lots of air and spend heaps of time at the surface of the tank.

I agree with Jennewt it just doesn't have the look of the classic axie but that may just be the thinness.

You could have a look at the gallery section of this site at the other Ambystoma and see what you think.

Good Luck

 

[Bellabelloo]

When I have the urge to feed my axolotl muscles,( have one adult now as Maude has been re-homed) I cut them into slices. Its a bit fiddly as they tend not to co-operate and I waste a fair bit..I tend to cut any of their non worm food into worm size pieces ( except for th live river shrimp)