Axolotl crawled out of tub! HELP!!!

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Hi! I hope everyone’s morning is going better than mine.

I woke up this morning to see Popcorn not in his tub. For context, he and his siblings are individually tubbed for a week while I am home from school. They get 100% daily water changes.

Immediately, I panicked. I spent the next five minutes looking for him only to see him in the corner of the room. I raced to pick him up- he was still moist and reacted when I touched him, before placing him back in his tub.

Luckily, the tub was on the floor, so he didn’t fall far, but his limbs are an angry red and a bit crooked, and his back is arched. I put some Indian almond leaves in his tub to help his damaging slime coat.

I am SO SCARED. This has never happened to me. Will he be alright???
 

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is there a reason for your axolotls being tubbed?
although a bit late always use a lid etc.. as axolotls are prone to trying to jump out.
ensure the water is kept cold to allow for healing, add 2g/l non iodised salt to the water.
due to the time taken for almond/catappa leaves to release benificial tanins it is quicker to crush leaves into a mug of boiled water, allow to cool and use the extract.
feed at night, change water in morning.
he should heal fine with plenty of care.
 
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