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Hi there:

Today my very young golden Axolotl passed away. I have no idea what happened. He just dropped dead. I had him for about 16 months. Anyway, I am freezing the body. I was wondering if you thought a mud snake would accept prey items scented with the slime of a frozen Axolotl.

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1.0 Western green toad
1.1 green treefrogs
1.0 mud snake
1.0 brown Anole
1.0 Mediterranean gecko
1.1 Oriental fire-bellied toads
1.0 American bullfrog
1.0 South American caecilian (Dermophis occidentalis)
1.0 Spanish ribbed newt
1.0 rough-skinned newt
1.0 golden Axolotl
1.1 Eastern ribbon snakes
1.1red-cheeked mud turtles
1.0 dwarf peacock day gecko
1.0 Dubia day gecko
1.0 Sonoran gopher snake
1.1 rough green snakes
1.1 giant African black millipedes
1.0 White's treefrog
1.0 Okeetee corn snake
1.0 Albino African clawed frog
1.0 Kenyan sand boa
1.0 Argentine flame-bellied toadlet
1.0 African bullfrog
1.0 yellow * Everglades rat snake intergrade
1.0 Western hognose snake
1.0 fire salamander

Test it. It should work. Although, being you don't know what happened to it you would probably be better off scenting with something alive or freshly put down. You might unknowingly pass to your mud snake whatever killed the Axolotl. I wouldn't try it. Just something to consider.