White eye

[Tequila]

My axolotl's eye turned white "over night". Doesn't look to be on the outside, it's more cloudy. She's at least 5 years old, but I suppose it's not just old age?

 

[sherrisixxx]

It sounds like it could be fungus. That often makes the eye look cloudy to start with.

 

[kclinton]

Can post a pic.?

 

[Tequila]

Pic of Tequila

This is our Miss World posing

It's a bit blurry but you can guess left eye quite white from the inside.


We also noticed little white spots on the gills.

 

[kclinton]

I think you should start salt baths.

 

[Tequila]

Thank you for the expertise

We started bathing her on a 10 minutes per day basis 3 days ago.

How many days in row can we do that? When should we start to see improvement?

Is it possible it's an injury, not funghus?

 

[kclinton]

It's poss. it's an injury. bout the salt baths will help it heal. You can do salt baths 2 times a day. I'am not for shure but I think you can do them as long as it takes. What kind of salt are you useing. Is she still eating?

 

[Kaysie]

If it is a fungus, salt baths should continue for 2 or 3 days after there are no further signs of fungus. Baths should be 10 minutes, 2 or 3 times a day.

If it's an injury, or from stress, salt baths won't help much.

 

[UKCat18]

It's most likely cataracts. Axolotls can get them, and I have seen quite a few that do happen to have them and they look like that. I wouldn't continue to stress it with the salt baths

 

[Natalie Spencer]

It definately sounds like a cataract.
I have a 10 year old axie, who's eye turned white overnight a few months ago.
It is still white, but she is otherwise healthy, so I don't think there is any cause for concern.