Odd "poop" coming from Axolotl

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I don't know if I need to take my axolotl to the vet or not. About 4 months ago my axolotl was really sick but (s)he got better and is now pretty a ok and back to normal behaviour. During the time (s)he was sick there was odd stuff coming out of the axolotl's body cloudy poop with stringy white worm like part. It went away and all is fine.

Today after a while of perfectly normal behavior and with no other odd signs the cloudy worm like poop has returned. Again everything else about my axolotl is fine, active but not too much so, no curled tail and no floating. Any idea if this is normal or should I take my "Lil" to see a vet?

Also I haven't given my axolotl blood worms since february though (s)he does eat regular worms every other 2-3 days and 4-7 pallets every 1 to 2 days
 

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I'm not an expert, but it looks like parasites to me. I'd recommend getting your axie in to see a vet.
 
I agree with EllieWind, much better to be safe than sorry in what appears to be an unusual situation. Once you figure it out though, please share the information on here to help others who might have something similar!
 
Neysa said:
I don't know if I need to take my axolotl to the vet or not. About 4 months ago my axolotl was really sick but (s)he got better and is now pretty a ok and back to normal behaviour. During the time (s)he was sick there was odd stuff coming out of the axolotl's body cloudy poop with stringy white worm like part. It went away and all is fine.

Today after a while of perfectly normal behavior and with no other odd signs the cloudy worm like poop has returned. Again everything else about my axolotl is fine, active but not too much so, no curled tail and no floating. Any idea if this is normal or should I take my "Lil" to see a vet?

Also I haven't given my axolotl blood worms since february though (s)he does eat regular worms every other 2-3 days and 4-7 pallets every 1 to 2 days
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Did this ever get figured out? Someone else just posted about a very similar problem
 
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