![]() ![]() There’s no point getting an animal if you don’t know how to properly care for it,” Chloe says. A lot of people who buy them don’t realise the water temperature needs to be so specific for example. “You do need to do your research on them. Just make sure to care for them properly. You’re better off using sand.”Īnother thing to remember if you wish to house one is to keep your axolotl away from other aquatic animals as they may nip at other fish - or even other axolotls.Ĭheap at about €40, easy to care for, fascinating to watch, and even illegal to own in some US states, axolotls might seem a lot more interesting than the average goldfish. The worst thing to use is pebbles because they might try to ingest them. The only other thing to keep in mind would be the material you put at the bottom of the tank. The only thing that might stress them is if the water filter is too strong in the tank. Doing a 10% water clean every week is the best thing to do," Chloe says. "You're better off having them in a filtered tank for cleaning and I wouldn’t keep them in a bowl as it would be a shock to change their water after they get used to it. When it comes to cleaning, an axolotl's water needs to be changed just once a week. You can't have the temperature below 15 degrees or higher than 22 degrees.” “Their tank temperature is really critical though. It’s basically the same level of care as for a fish,” says Chloe. "They're such a nice animal to have and there's not a lot of care in them. The tank's water temperature is very important. ![]() You can consult with your pet shop about this. Feeding only needs to take place once a day and though commercial fish food will do - Chloe recommends feeding them their natural diet of worms, blood worms, and snails. You can keep them in fish tanks, as long as it has a secure lid and is kept away from sunlight. But it is important to recreate their natural environment.”Īxolotls can be found in a variety of colours, live up to 15 years, and only require a few hours a week of care. At least we can still study them and enjoy them. People are actually breeding them now and even selling them on DoneDeal. They're usually kept as domestic pets now. They're known as Mexican walking fish, but you would rarely see them in a river anymore. The increase in the number of animals as household pets may help this, Chloe says. If it wasn’t for their value to science, many believe the species would be extinct. The salamanders, which don’t undergo metamorphosis thus stay underwater, were originally found exclusively in the lake complex of Xochimilco near Mexico City and according to National Geographic, are critically endangered in the wild. If it wasn't for their value to science, it's believed that axolotls would be extinct. So, there have been a lot of studies done on them as well.” They're cold-blooded and are amphibians but what's really amazing is that they can detach their own limbs and grow them back. "They're practically the same thing as fish. People come in asking for them all the time,” says Chloe Cassidy of Pets Plus in Cork. They’re an easy pet, children absolutely love them and even adults are fascinated by them.
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