mudpuppy help!

**MudskipperFan** · 06-02-2012, 12:56 AM

my mudpuppy which i've had for a year and a half now has been doing fine, but today while i was away he jumped out of his tank!!! when i was cleaning my room, i dont know how long he'd been out of the water by the time i found him but his skin was starting to dry out and become sticky-ish so as soon as i saw him i put him back in the tank. as of now he's moving actively around the tank with his gills way "flared" out and he's fluttering them too. what should I do?

**stormywendyann** · 06-02-2012, 3:14 AM

There really isn't much you can do but make sure the water is oxygenated well and that nothing further stresses him while he recovers. Hopefully there was no permanent damage.

**jackiomy** · 06-03-2012, 2:37 PM

Just make sure his water is clean. I had one that was out of the tank all night and I didn't know it. Luckily they can get oxygen out of the air. You might want to add a product to help his slime coat but otherwise I wouldn't worry too much.

**MudskipperFan** · 07-15-2012, 3:16 AM

Yeah, as of right now he seems to be doing better. He had a little air bubble in his body that was kinda making him float a little for a few days after the incident but I guess he's doing a little better.

**MudskipperFan** · 07-15-2012, 3:22 AM

who wants a picture of his setup?

**ManEatingShrimp** · 07-15-2012, 12:16 PM

I didn't even know people kept mudpuppies.

**Semilla** · 07-15-2012, 1:52 PM

Pictures are always nice, silly.

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**MudskipperFan** · 07-15-2012, 8:43 PM

Here's the setup WAIT OMG WHERE IS HE OH NO!!! D:

Just kidding, he's hiding in the cave thing. I bought it a few days ago. What else do mudpuppies eat besides worms? I fed him a mosquitofish a long time ago but other than that he won't eat shrimp or live fish and he'll only eat nightcrawlers and red wigglers. What else could I feed him that's safe?