Topic author: SantaAna
Subject: Axolotl eating gravel...
Posted on: 27 January 2005 6:28:50 PM
Message:

Hi all,

I got two axolotls for Christmas, they both looked relatively healthy and ate well. I went away for two weeks and had a friend look after them and feed them. When I came home I noticed one of them was much fatter than he was when I left. I thought nothing of it until the other night when I was laying in bed watching them and saw him eat gravel. After watching him for a while I slid my hand under him and felt his stomach and it is FULL of stones. I could feel them and there were quite a few. His appetite is normal, he doesn't eat as much as his friend, but still a decent amount. He doesn't swim to the surface, nor does he move around the bottom of the tank much... For someone who used to be fairly active I am worried that the amount of stones in his stomach is bad... Is there anything I should be doing? Is this normal? Will it pass? Please Help!

SantaAna