Best substrate?

[christiandebono]

Best substrate for axolotls I use pebbles atm but I want something diffrent

[Gaius317]

I believe that sand is the best. Swallowing it won't hurt the axies and it provides good traction for them.

[christiandebono]

Fine gravel like this for example is good? http://www.google.com.mt/imgres?um=1...r:4,s:12,i:135

[Jason R Davis]

I am a bit confused, you ask what is the best substrate and state you are using the worst kind at the moment (gravel) then you again add that fine gravel is also good.

Best is none or fine sand. That answer works no matter what size they are.

Pebbles= no
Coarse sand= no
Gravel= no
Fine gravel = no

Anything that fits in their mouth will need to be small enough to travel through the throat, stomach and intestines without damaging them or impacting them. If you think it would be uncomfortable to poop it out of your body with a very much smaller anus/vent then that is what your axolotl feels as well.

Safest bet is no substrate at all. Fine sand if you wanna make the tank pretty.

[Froggy Style]

I use pool filter sand because its not as expensive to buy at a hardware store compared to sand at a petshop. My axies like to dig in it sometimes too its kind of cool.

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[christiandebono]

First of all I use huge pebbles that they can NEVER enter in an adult axolotl mouth and I asked about the fine gravel ok I will use sand thanks :)

[Jason R Davis]

I saw you were new and was only tring to point you in the right direction before a potential impaction claimed the life of one of your animals. By stating you used pebbles currently and they were good as well by most everyone's standard is wrong. A pebble by definition is or can be fairly small. So I was going by what you said, and pebbles by most peoples standards are small and would most defiantly fit in the mouth of an axolotl. You did not include a picture except for the coarse sand link that you stated was a good substrate within seconds of asking what was a good substrate. Had you stated you use large river stones or rocks that would set a mental picture that they were in fact acceptable as a substrate all be it hard to clean but acceptable.

My point being you asked a question and gave a response to your own question in your question and in one more post when there were only 3 posts in the thread.

I was not trying to be mean or insult you I was just trying to understand why you were asking a question but answering it with what I considered bad advice at the same time.

I meant no disrespect but could not allow what I saw as bad advice the way it was written to go unchallenged.

Good luck with your new choice of substrate.

[christiandebono]

Nono I know you was helping friend dw :)