debadog
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Hi all,
I'm going on holiday tomorrow for 5 days. I didn't manage to find anyone who could take care of my axolotl, or who I would actually trust to, so I just kind of assumed he would be okay being left without worms for 5 days.
He is around 7 inches long and roughly about a year old. I don't think he's sexually mature or adult as he will happily eat worms every day, and I heard that adults only eat 1 or 2 worms a week.
I know it was stupid to leave it this last minute but is he too young to leave without food for 5 days? I've been trying to give him extra recently to fatten him up a bit but he's still quite a healthy size and not fat. I thought he'd be fine but now i'm worried...advice please!
[EDIT] I found my answer, sorry for clogging up the forum! If anyone is interested, here it is:
Assuming that you have a well-established cycled tank that is set up with filtration and aeration, and that you have healthy axolotls of a reasonable body condition, you can safely leave adult axolotls unfed for up to one and a half weeks without any harm. Healthy juvenile axolotls that have fully developed hind legs can be left unattended in a well established tank for up to a week. Axolotl larvae would require daily care and should never be left unattended for any duration.
I'm going on holiday tomorrow for 5 days. I didn't manage to find anyone who could take care of my axolotl, or who I would actually trust to, so I just kind of assumed he would be okay being left without worms for 5 days.
He is around 7 inches long and roughly about a year old. I don't think he's sexually mature or adult as he will happily eat worms every day, and I heard that adults only eat 1 or 2 worms a week.
I know it was stupid to leave it this last minute but is he too young to leave without food for 5 days? I've been trying to give him extra recently to fatten him up a bit but he's still quite a healthy size and not fat. I thought he'd be fine but now i'm worried...advice please!
[EDIT] I found my answer, sorry for clogging up the forum! If anyone is interested, here it is:
Assuming that you have a well-established cycled tank that is set up with filtration and aeration, and that you have healthy axolotls of a reasonable body condition, you can safely leave adult axolotls unfed for up to one and a half weeks without any harm. Healthy juvenile axolotls that have fully developed hind legs can be left unattended in a well established tank for up to a week. Axolotl larvae would require daily care and should never be left unattended for any duration.
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