diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/vermin/mothroach.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/vermin/mothroach.dm
index 4525fe6d978..9fc8f96eada 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/vermin/mothroach.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/vermin/mothroach.dm
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 	icon_living = "mothroach"
 	icon_dead = "mothroach_dead"
 	held_state = "mothroach"
-	held_lh = 'icons/mob/inhands/animal_item_lh.dmi'
-	held_rh = 'icons/mob/inhands/animal_item_rh.dmi'
+	held_lh = 'icons/mob/inhands/animal_item_lefthand.dmi'
+	held_rh = 'icons/mob/inhands/animal_item_righthand.dmi'
 	head_icon = 'icons/mob/clothing/head/animal_item_head.dmi'
 	butcher_results = list(/obj/item/food/meat/slab/mothroach = 3, /obj/item/stack/sheet/animalhide/mothroach = 1)
 	mob_biotypes = MOB_ORGANIC|MOB_BUG
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/axolotl.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/axolotl.dm
index 5c07d2e4bd6..445e251b890 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/axolotl.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/friendly/axolotl.dm
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 	can_be_held = TRUE
 	held_w_class = WEIGHT_CLASS_TINY
 	worn_slot_flags = ITEM_SLOT_HEAD
+	held_lh = 'icons/mob/inhands/animal_item_lefthand.dmi'
+	held_rh = 'icons/mob/inhands/animal_item_righthand.dmi'
 	head_icon = 'icons/mob/clothing/head/animal_item_head.dmi'
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/axolotl/Initialize(mapload)
diff --git a/icons/mob/inhands/animal_item_lefthand.dmi b/icons/mob/inhands/animal_item_lefthand.dmi
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cccec907074
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diff --git a/icons/mob/inhands/animal_item_lh.dmi b/icons/mob/inhands/animal_item_lh.dmi
deleted file mode 100644
index 7fceda1454e..00000000000
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diff --git a/icons/mob/inhands/animal_item_rh.dmi b/icons/mob/inhands/animal_item_rh.dmi
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c354bdd99b..00000000000
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diff --git a/icons/mob/inhands/animal_item_righthand.dmi b/icons/mob/inhands/animal_item_righthand.dmi
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1a62ee32337
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