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jikaru

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5yrs ago my daughter brought home an axolotl and I thought it to be the most stupid aquatic pet anyone could have. A long story short, a few months ago my sons axies had 320 eggs. Over the last 4 weeks, I've ended up with the last 7. 2 are ill but making good progress.
I'm an animal lover. Animals don't pick you to be their owner, you pick them to be your pet, so "pet your pet". I've rescued Dogs all my life. My oldest dog died last year at the age of 19 (human years). Our cat died the year before aged 21 (human years).

Cheers to everyone. Glad to be accepted to this forum.... Have a good day.
 
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jikaru said:
5yrs ago my daughter brought home an axolotl and I thought it to be the most stupid aquatic pet anyone could have. A long story short, a few months ago my sons axies had 320 eggs. Over the last 4 weeks, I've ended up with the last 7. 2 are ill but making good progress.
I'm an animal lover. Animals don't pick you to be their owner, you pick them to be your pet, so "pet your pet". I've rescued Dogs all my life. My oldest dog died last year at the age of 19 (human years). Our cat died the year before aged 21 (human years).

Cheers to everyone. Glad to be accepted to this forum.... Have a good day.
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Many people are uninterested in amphibians at first because like fish you can't physically touch them, and unlike most aquarium fish they tend to be inactive and shy. The time you spend observing your axolotls and understanding their goofy behavior will help build more "pet-like" bonds.
 
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sweet as Salmonidae, I'm already taken by them. I retract my words of them being the most stupid aqua creatures. I find myself pampering them so yeah, I'm absolutely taken.
 
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    with axolotls would I basically have to keep buying and buying new axolotls to prevent inbred breeding which costs a lot of money??
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