Urgent Help!

[tashie7161]

Ealier i posted a topic about Follies gills going white because she was inactive, and then i noticed a light cut on her gills, i put her in the fridge and just got to get her out, her gills are healed, no blood or anything, but i noticed she was moving much but thought well in that cold state hardly surprising but just put her back in her tank she she keeps floating on her left side and shes looking rather lifeless she is still moving but very little, I'm very worried, what should i do?

Also I havent had her long and i got her from the local holly bush where she did have gravel, could this be whats causing her to float?

 

[Ed]

gravel impaction has been reported to cause odd floating in axolotls.

Ed

 

[tashie7161]

I think ive spotted a little fungus on her face, but im not sure its hard to get a picture?... im going to search to see what fungus looks like and if its fungus she'll be having a salt bath, how much salt though roughly?

 

[Ed]

You should read over

http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/salt.shtml

Ed

 

[tashie7161]

Thank you Ed for the article.
She still seems lifeless, and i really don't know what else to do? this is what she looks like at the moment

 

[Ed]

What is the temperature of the axolotl? Cold animals will have little movement or thier responses to stimulus will be very slow so this may not be unusual.

I would suggest lowering the level of the water so the axolotl is no longer floating but resting on the bottom.
If it is an impaction then the gravel can be causing significant discomfort that maybe relieved to some extent by the change in depth and the inability to float.

Keep in mind that it is hard to help with these sort of items over the net.. but we are trying so please be patient.
Ed

 

[tashie7161]

At the moment shes 16C do you think putting her back in the fridge might be best or leave her out now? and I've just lowered the water level a little more.

I'm sorry, i am trying to be patient, and I'm very very grateful for you helping me, I just don't want to loose her

 

[Ed]

Did you read the FAQ on the Axolotl page on this? See http://www.axolotl.org/faq.htm#29

Ed

 

[tashie7161]

Thank you, i have now read that too, i just hope she'll be ok. i will leave her in her tub keeping the temp low, and just monitor her.

 

[Ed]

Good Luck and keep us posted.

Ed

 

[tashie7161]

Theres no movement from her, but there is little bits of gravel in the tub. so fingers crossed ^_^

 

[tashie7161]

Well sorry to say Follie didnt make it

 

[Ed]

Sorry to hear that.

Ed

 

[tashie7161]

A huge thank you Ed for helping the best could! *******HUGGGGSSSSS**********

 

[herbieandbonnie]

hello i am sorry you lost your axie!!! my axie was the same as hollie for days!!! luckly herbie made it though.. sorry for your loss hun..