Skin has been scraped off tail

[captainkeiko]

Just need advice on what to do. I'm unsure of how this happened, but my axolotl has sustained an injury on her tail. It looks like a graze, the top layer of skin has been taken off and is still hanging on to the undamaged skin. I'm wondering if it would be best to let this skin come off naturally, or if it would better prevent infection if I remove this piece of skin. She is in a quarantine tank currently, so that I can keep her cool and give her a tea bath. Is this enough to prevent infection, or is there anything else I could be doing to help? The injury sounds bad but she is showing no signs of stress.

Unfortunately the injury is at the underside of the base of her tail, so it's difficult to take a picture. Apologies if this means it's more difficult to give advice.

 

[GemCityAxolotls]

I wouldn’t try to remove it. It will fall off and heal on its own. You could remove her to a shoebox sized Tupperware container and let her soak a couple days with some Indian Almond Leaf or a black tea bath- as long as the only ingredient in the teabag is black tea. This will soothe the damaged skin. Do water changes daily to keep everything fresh. If it isn’t a deep lesion, she should be okay.


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