I am experiencing this exact problem moved my daughters Axol from her room where tank was at 70-71 degrees to the Basement fish room where she would be cooler shes at 64 degrees now i set the new tank at the temp she was at and let it cool over the next day or so .. and from a 20 gal to a 20 long so it would have more room took her tunnel, rocks and internal filter but she has new Substrate was eating 1x a day now nothing in 4 days .. not to worried yet i fig it is stress from the move .. hope she eats soon tho!
Thanks so much for this video Dr. My axolotl started eating after 5 days of dexamethasone and B complex injection at the right dose for his weight (only those 2 I got) in his tail muscle. I couldn’t find any vet here in my Town. Water parameters and temperature were all right. I have also added Flagyl (metronidazole which is also an appetite stimulant & antibiotic) 10mg/L in the tank and did 50% water change after 3 days added almond leave extract but watch out for drastic ph changes, needs to be around 7.5. I even tried small small other things too like 3 days fridging 7C(followed proper method) while he didn’t poop so I took him out (but it made him so weak) mine even struggled to swim afterward to reach water surface to gulp down the air in normal tank water for few days even tried methylene blue bath and added one slightly crushed garlic clove in his water and removed it after 24hrs. All these may not be safe so I recommend only looking for a vet if not available then the Injection treatment and Flagyl. Some had luck with fridging but do it properly and only when you are sure that he/she is not eating due to impaction. I am pretty sure that your injection treatment method only made him eat back. Before, He didn’t eat for around 3 weeks(pellets as well as frozen bloodworms) that why I tried all these and the reason for not eating has to be the new brand pellet which I tried other than the usual Hikari. That brand pellet expanse a lot and also my axolotl once ate uncollected expanded old pellet then vomited it back in a few days afterward's only he slowly stopped eating. Hope this helps others too.
Your channel is very interesting! Thank you for these videos, they dont only provide me information but also they are very relaxing, I love animals and watching such a good person like you taking care of them makes me pretty happy.
My Axolotl have 2 dead gills, a blister on the head and won’t close his mouth. I rescued him 3 weeks ago. I already tried: • Tubbing in cold water with 3 daily water changes a day. • Organic tea bath • Indian almond leaves bath • Salt bath What should I do, he is eating fine and very active at night.
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Hi there my axolotl has a fungal infection and that was due to hight ammonia in the water and also low ph and NY axolotl has trying to eat but doesn't have the strength to eat right now so what can I do
My guess is it was a combo of that and a general lack of plants and hides; they REALLY don't like bright light or being exposed. The appetite stimulant worked to overcome Axel's response to being caught out vulnerable. (Which is good, it helped her adjust, but she'd still be happier with more plants/hides to mimic her native environment!)
I agree @wonderwend1. It was mentioned that she was in a terracotta tank before, so things would have been much more earthy, less stark & " bright". Also, the texture of the tank quite possibly felt different too. I'd be tempted to add some kind of axolotl appropriate sand or gravel... & some plants. They're SO sensitive to their environment, they notice stuff we just don't!
Would you use a 32 or 33gauge needle for a soft delicate amphibian body or small fish? Does using a long larger diameter needle deliver too much extra volume for a small body weight patient compared to a short needle or is the ml or cc volume accounted for on the syringe body measurement. It may not make a difference in a 35kg large dog but what about a 50g goldfish? The common 26gauge needle can have 1.35 µL/25.4 mm and a 35gauge can be 0.05 µL/25.4 mm
Thank You. I was wondering because I thought the needle volume is filled before the cylinder, then the needle is emptied before the syringe cc measurement.
Mine is extremely bloated swollen, it looks like a balloon and mouth is opened. No appetite. Had fungal infection but gone. Almost looks pregnant. I’m worried it may be fluid retention.
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I went on a vacation and left my axolotl with a auto feeder. When I got home, the place under the auto feeder had a big clump of dissolved, uneaten food, and it stank like crazy. I did a water change, with brand new sand. Now he’s not eating his pellets :(
Try feeding him live crickets. Also, remember not to change the sand or any substrate in your tank because it contains "good" bacteria. Keep an eye on your water parameters and the water temperature.
Once or twice a day seems like a lot for an axolotl to eat, if I’m not wrong?? How often do you recommend they feed? I prefer they’d be fed smaller meals more often but if you are feeding them earthworms I’d assume 1-2x a day is way overfeeding, or am I wrong?
This axolotl was making up for a long period of inappetence. Generally, young axolotls will need several meals each day, whereas adults would be fed on alternate days.
It may be a lot to ask but for us dumb Americans who don’t know grams-ounces/lbs off-hand, can you add a conversion on the screen? Or maybe even just in the description?
Will Frederickson a kilogram is about 2.2 pounds. 16 ounces in a pound. 1000g in a kilo. Know those ratios and the conversions aren’t too difficult to get used to yourself. Although I agree it would be a nice touch to have the conversions in the video
@@willfrederickson2131 How about you just start using the metric system like the rest of the world? At least for weights, it wouldnt be a problem for you, i mean changing every street sign from mph to kmph is ridiculous, but just changing the price tags isnt a problem.
This was so awesome and professional until he said with full confidence that axolotls live in cold RIVERS that are fed from the SNOW mountains in Mexico, he is completely wrong
No he's not wrong, literally anything you read will say that. They come from really high altitudes in Mexico and it's colder up there. They originated from one of the lakes up there. .
