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My 2 Axolotls, have had them for about 2 weeks. Larger one is about 2" long and has all his feet/legs and the smaller one is 1.5" with only front feet but developing buds for back legs.
No names yet and sex is unknown.
Little red bits are blood worms which is their food source currently.
They are separated because they go through a canabalistic stage while they are under 4"-5"
No names yet and sex is unknown.
Little red bits are blood worms which is their food source currently.
They are separated because they go through a canabalistic stage while they are under 4"-5"
Category Photography / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Amphibian (Other)
Size 1280 x 960px
File Size 143.1 kB
Im gonna say yes/no as to them being easy to care for; if you've ever had a fish tank its similar care to that. When they are older they are fairly easy but if you get them at less than 3-4" they are somewhat of a pain because they need to be kept separated or else face canabalism or them eating each others limbs.
Only main issue when they are older that I've noticed is keeping up with filter and water changes and making sure my house temperatures dont exceed 74 degrees as they dont tolerate temps 75+ for long periods of time and should ideally be kept lower than 70 degrees.
Axolotls are amphibians and are a type of salamander that never or rarely completes its final metamorphisis into a salamander; usually they only transform if they are under high stress or given hormones to produce transformation. They are neotenic salamanders meaning they never complete transformation but can breed in this "sub-adult" form where other species of salamanders are not able to do this.
Id caution about getting any from petstores as those could be tiger salamanders that havent reached their final life stage being mislabeled either intentionally or unintentionally. Often tiger salamanders are labeled as "water dogs" before they morph into salamanders. They are actually fairly easy to distinguish from axolotls once you know what you are looking for though. :)
If they happen to be axolotls just learn what to look for in health and if they seem healthy enough and at least 4" long and in groups then you are good to go!
Only main issue when they are older that I've noticed is keeping up with filter and water changes and making sure my house temperatures dont exceed 74 degrees as they dont tolerate temps 75+ for long periods of time and should ideally be kept lower than 70 degrees.
Axolotls are amphibians and are a type of salamander that never or rarely completes its final metamorphisis into a salamander; usually they only transform if they are under high stress or given hormones to produce transformation. They are neotenic salamanders meaning they never complete transformation but can breed in this "sub-adult" form where other species of salamanders are not able to do this.
Id caution about getting any from petstores as those could be tiger salamanders that havent reached their final life stage being mislabeled either intentionally or unintentionally. Often tiger salamanders are labeled as "water dogs" before they morph into salamanders. They are actually fairly easy to distinguish from axolotls once you know what you are looking for though. :)
If they happen to be axolotls just learn what to look for in health and if they seem healthy enough and at least 4" long and in groups then you are good to go!
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