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AxolotlChris

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Hello!

New user to Caudata, currently keeping 9 Axolotl which I have hatched from egg's all around 2 - 3 months old.:happy:

x3 Leucistic
x6 Wild Type

I was introduced to Axolotl by my girlfriend who has 6 which are all about 2 years old. I was instantly fascinated and felt compelled to raise my own. After weeks of constant research and browsing through posts on here I took 9 eggs home after my girlfriends Axolotl had been breeding. All have survived and are growing well apart from a few missing limbs as they got older (split them up now);).

I keep mine in pairs or 3's in large quality plastic food containers, they were eating brineshrimp, daphnia and blood worm but I have moved them all on to small pellets (Novolotl). I have a small tank ready for when they get big enough, although I will be selling at least 7 of them once they are larger.

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  • Shane douglas:
    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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  • Thorninmyside:
    Not necessarily but if you’re wanting to continue to grow your breeding capacity then yes. Breeding axolotls isn’t a cheap hobby nor is it a get rich quick scheme. It costs a lot of money and time and deditcation
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  • stanleyc:
    @Thorninmyside, I Lauren chen
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  • Clareclare:
    Would Chinese fire belly newts be more or less inclined towards an aquatic eft set up versus Japanese . I'm raising them and have abandoned the terrarium at about 5 months old and switched to the aquatic setups you describe. I'm wondering if I could do this as soon as they morph?
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