What if my Axies get too hot?

[thesestarsistole]

Help! My AC is out and the tank read 78 F when i got home. We have 2 full grown axolotls and 45 freshly hatched babies. How can i cool the tank and the jars for the babies? What’re symptoms of being too hot?

 

[Autistic Catholic]

The best thing is an aquarium fan or a chiller to prevent freak accidents like this in the future. The adults might be fine but they'll definitely suffer early symptoms of hyperthermia. The babies might be lost, unfortunately, but if you can get them fridged, it may be their best chance.

Hyperthermia symptoms include stress, inappetence, vomiting of food, and susceptibility to bacterial infection, as well as death, but death usually happens with prolonged exposure. If necessary, get the adults into the fridge as well, but definitely get the babies in the fridge. Hope everything goes well.

 

[thesestarsistole]

The best thing is an aquarium fan or a chiller to prevent freak accidents like this in the future. The adults might be fine but they'll definitely suffer early symptoms of hyperthermia. The babies might be lost, unfortunately, but if you can get them fridged, it may be their best chance.

Hyperthermia symptoms include stress, inappetence, vomiting of food, and susceptibility to bacterial infection, as well as death, but death usually happens with prolonged exposure. If necessary, get the adults into the fridge as well, but definitely get the babies in the fridge. Hope everything goes well.

We will be looking in to one of those; thank you for the suggestion!

i’ve heard about fridging them but i was worried it would be too cold or wouldnt work for a longer period like a day? i floated some ice last night and it went down for a while and we have someone working on it now. if i put them in the fridge now and take them out later will they be shocked after i put them in their tank? (i would of course let the temp adjust beforehand.)

 

[Autistic Catholic]

This is a complete fridging guide

Axolotl Fridging Guide

Fridging Procedure 1. Preparing the Fridge Set the fridge to a temperature between the ranges of 5 - 8 degrees Celsius, but no lower than 5 degrees. To ensure the fridge space allocated for the axolotl is set within the desired temperature range (i.e. not too cold!) it is advisable to test...

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