AxieTails
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Hello folks,
I believe my axolotl, Neo, has become constipated and I'm a bit concerned and wondering if I should do anything other than sit and wait. I changed her water last week and she didn't poop that day, so it's been a bit. I try to check every night but have not seen any "logs" or piles of dust. The last time I changed her water (before last week), it seemed she had been constipated then as she let out the biggest poop I believe I have ever seen from her.
I feed her soft axolotl pellets from Invert Aquatics, 2-3 of them every 2-4 days. I haven't stopped feeding but the last few times I've fed her only 1 pellet in hopes it will help move things along while not being too much to process. She still seems to have quite an appetite. None of her decor is small enough to swallow, though I have found a few chunks in her sand (some I believe are charcoal from the filter), so I really hope she hasn't ingested any of that. I don't watch her a lot but so far have not noticed any behavior that is out of character for her (ex: her rear floating). In the past few months I've begun adding a mineral solution to her water, kind of like Holtfreter's. I'm not sure if this is to blame for anything but I'll include the info just in case.
The room she's in is on the cold side, we're in winter now and I don't heat that room. Her thermometer did break and I will be honest in saying I've neglected to replace it yet, which is irresponsible of me, so I don't have an exact temperature. I will go to the pet store for one soon.
In skimming this topic I've seen people bring up fridging. Is she definitely constipated or even impacted? Should I try fridging? Should I see if I can find a vet that will see axolotls? Looking for some insight, thank you!
If you need any more details or pictures, let me know.
I believe my axolotl, Neo, has become constipated and I'm a bit concerned and wondering if I should do anything other than sit and wait. I changed her water last week and she didn't poop that day, so it's been a bit. I try to check every night but have not seen any "logs" or piles of dust. The last time I changed her water (before last week), it seemed she had been constipated then as she let out the biggest poop I believe I have ever seen from her.
I feed her soft axolotl pellets from Invert Aquatics, 2-3 of them every 2-4 days. I haven't stopped feeding but the last few times I've fed her only 1 pellet in hopes it will help move things along while not being too much to process. She still seems to have quite an appetite. None of her decor is small enough to swallow, though I have found a few chunks in her sand (some I believe are charcoal from the filter), so I really hope she hasn't ingested any of that. I don't watch her a lot but so far have not noticed any behavior that is out of character for her (ex: her rear floating). In the past few months I've begun adding a mineral solution to her water, kind of like Holtfreter's. I'm not sure if this is to blame for anything but I'll include the info just in case.
The room she's in is on the cold side, we're in winter now and I don't heat that room. Her thermometer did break and I will be honest in saying I've neglected to replace it yet, which is irresponsible of me, so I don't have an exact temperature. I will go to the pet store for one soon.
In skimming this topic I've seen people bring up fridging. Is she definitely constipated or even impacted? Should I try fridging? Should I see if I can find a vet that will see axolotls? Looking for some insight, thank you!
If you need any more details or pictures, let me know.