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Following around tank.

Danni

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Hi

I was just wondering if other people's axolotls follow your hand/fingers around the tank? And also follow you when you walk around the room?

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Danni said:
Hi

I was just wondering if other people's axolotls follow your hand/fingers around the tank? And also follow you when you walk around the room?

Thanks
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Yeah my axy does it all the time, especially at feeding time:D, its hilarious to watch what it gets up to sometimes it acts crazy and flips out and goes mad round the tank if i tease it, (its like the axy version of a tantrum):p
 
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my axie and my 17month old son play chasey up and down the tank. Tyler starts off near abby and then he runs to the other end of the tank and abby chases him and when they get to the end of the tank. Abby turns around quickly and swims back to the other end with Tyler chasing him.....It is very funny to watch.
 
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Of course! Sek & Alonzo always follow me. Alonzo likes to play hide and seek too... :)
 
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Yup, mine follows me :D !! They'll swim up to the top of the water as well, since I usually feed from the top. If I don't have worms, they'll bite the surface of the water, which is freaking hilarious!
 
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yup, klaus and gretchen do too - if i look over the top of the tank they'll both swim to the surface and hang there waiting for scooby snacks :)
 
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Mine started doing that overnight. Before, he wouldn't even look at me. I think once he realized I controlled the food, he fell in love, and now watches my every move.

I was really worried when I first brought mine home since he didn't do that. (I choose all my fish by the dance they do when they see you looking at them, and so I was terrified something might be wrong with him. But he's happily stalking me for food.)
 
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I have one that does to a degree, the other just looks on bemused. My female wild type will come to the front of the tank and swim up the glass and around where I am, waiting for food. The leucistic male just sticks his nose out of his hide and if no food appears he just reverses back in.
 
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Some of my axies are starting to 'learn' that. I have a silly lotl who likes to make weird movements.
I sometimes watch my axies from above and they all look up to 'see me' (or "is it fooood?") and one of them always swims to the surface, tries to grab my finger with his 'hands' and after she has touched my finger she makes a 'BACKFLIP' and swims back to where she came from.... Like... "I've done my job..."
 
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