All 3 axies not pooped in over 2 weeks but seem fine otherwise?

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Hi there!
This site has been my axie bible ever since i got my three water bubs almost 9 months ago but ive had to join up cause im totally lost with this turn of events.

So about 3 weeks ago we moved house, we moved before and all was fine, they were happy, but this time they seemed a bit off and hadn't pooped in a day or two. i feed them earth worms and occasionally prawns, and usually they poop the same day.

We thought they were freaked out by the move, we tested the water nitrate ect and all is fine, good temp, same plants and hides, a week later and still no poops.

We fridged our biggest who didnt poop after a day in there :S no ones gills are forward, eating more than happily, no poops D:<

then we woke up to find our golden albino midas was HAVING EGGS >:0 theyre only 9 months old and the male didnt show his bump until like a few days before i'm guessing cause when we looked you could see it but before that we were still trying to figure their genders out :S after a worrying day and night of birth, midas seemed fine, we immediately separated the male so the other two didn't have any more teenage pregnancies, and hes awaiting a nice big tank rather than the temporary one hes in :)

its another week on, all three are still eating, gills still back, all seem healthy, babs (out other girl) was huge before so we thought she was going to birth more eggs but hasnt and has gone back to normal size, they eat every other day a worm or two each but no one has pooped in almost 3 weeks.

should i be scared? two of them have been fridged, nothing happened. why wont they poo D: please help!
 
From my experience and from what I've read.
With the larger an Axolotl gets, the faster their poop dissolve. I don't even see the poops any more, but I still siphon the course sand. If they are eating and show no signs of constipation or bloat. I don't think I would stress to much.
If you are really worried, at 9 months old, they are large enough to fridge with no ill affects. One of mine had an injury to the face that I was worried about so I fridges him for a week. In two days he had pooped. The Axolotl will naturally try and expel any food/waist inside its intestinal track so that the food doesn't rot inside its gut. Maybe try fridging one for a few days just to see if he leaves any deposits :eek:
 
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