Sick cyril please help

[gemma]

help my salamander is not his self he is on his side all the time never on his belly,he eatin tho and i cant see any fungus on him.he's not as active as he normally is.we are really worried about cyril he been like this for well over 2 weeks now.we feed him prawns as thats what the pet shop told us to feed him.please help us xxx

 

[kapo]

Have you tried feeding him earthworms? I assume salamanders eat similar to axies. And have you also tried posting your question in the Newt and Salamander help part of the forum www.caudata.org/forum/messages/7/7.html?1141670984 you might find you will get help faster.

 

[gemma]

sorry cyril is a axolotls i thought that salamander was another name for them till i saw they were alot smaller, cyril has really slowed down he was really active befor,do u think he bloated? is that a sign? i been readin through some other problems what are people goin on about the fridge???????? please help xxx

 

[isobel]

he may just need a poo mine floats a bit just before he does, make sure water isnt to warm, put him in cool place with no stress and give him few days see if he constipated.

 

[joan]

You mention in the other post that you have him on gravel. He has probably ingested some gravel and it's lodged in his gut.

You can try putting him in a food safe container with enough tank water to cover him and putting him in the fridge for a few days (with daily water changes), and see if he poos out whatever's inside.

 

[sharn]

hows he going now gemma?