Anyone here keep Axolotyl?

[dani_r]

My Mrs has been hankering for one of these for ages, so I'll be getting her one as one of her Xmas presents this year. I hadn't seen them before until quite recently but find them quite amazing!

[IMG]http://www.factzoo.com/sites/all/img/amphibians/axolotl.jpg[/IMG]

The one she likes is called the Leucistic type which has the white body with the black eyes. All-in I think there are about 4 different types. Wild, Albino, Gold and Leucistic.

[IMG]http://www.caudata.org/cc/images/species/Ambystoma/A_mexicanum1LITTLE.jpg[/IMG]

I think they look awesome! I have a spare 60ltr tank at home which it will live in for a while, and will likely move it to a bigger home once it gets bigger. The place I'm looking to order from is exoticpets.co.uk, where they come super tiny at about 3-5cm in size so plenty of growing time.

Just wondering if anyone has had any experience with these little guys? They are supposed to be super easy to look after, although it won't matter much as I have my 180ltr Tropical fish tank to care for too. The 60ltr currently has some tropical fish in it to keep the bio going until I'm ready to transfer them to the big tank and drop the temperature ready for the Axolotyl.

[muscleflex]

They look scary! :)

[Bronek]

I heard they are able to regrow lost limbs. Found some information [url=http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/amphibians/a/axolotls.htm]Axolotls as Pets - Introduction to Keeping a Pet Axolotl[/url] (but I'm sure you already looked)

[milly0812]

Dude that's a face only a mother could love lol

[RcRotaryMadness]

It looks like part of the evolutionary tale of when fish became a lizard type creature - very different and cool!

[Sesame]

yeah they have a kind of prehistoric look about them. interesting.

[dani_r]

[QUOTE=Bronek;924825]I heard they are able to regrow lost limbs. Found some information [URL="http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/amphibians/a/axolotls.htm"]Axolotls as Pets - Introduction to Keeping a Pet Axolotl[/URL] (but I'm sure you already looked)[/QUOTE]

Already well researched on these little guys :) Yes, they can re-grow limbs in a relatively short space of time. They get their unique look due to staying in their laval appearance throughtout life but are still able to breed fully. Amazing little things.

[Sesame]

Anyone here keep Axolotyl?

Just read the write up. Are they expensive to buy?

[jwatts007]

Bet they eat worms...:sifone:

[dani_r]

[QUOTE=Sesame;924850]Just read the write up. Are they expensive to buy?[/QUOTE]


With delivery they're around £30 from that website I mentioned. There is one place that is selling them locally for about £40.