Hi, new parent of 2 baby axolotls here :)

Hi all,

My name is Sheng and I'm a new proud parent of two golden baby albino axolotls. I've never had these little creatures before in my life but fell in love with them when I first lay eyes on them. Yes, I've done some research on them before purchasing my babies, mind you. But like every parent of a newborn, there is always new questions and worries that arise everyday that I didn't thought to think of so I hope this forum and everyone will help me rise my two babies into healthy adults.



My babies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrJA_ad9fj0

Sorry about the bad quality video, I had a moment of pure excitement when they started walking and swimming about in their tank that I grabbed the nearest recording device I could find, which sadly was my cell phone. Right now they're in a 10 gallon tank with two dividers to keep them and the filter apart. They're about 6-6.5cm (~2.5in) so once they grow bigger I'm looking to buy a larger tank. ^^

Oh my gosh, they are just PRECIOUS! You must be quite the proud parent. I can't wait for mine to get that size, he's only an inch long right now! LOL

They're certainly cute!

I would be extremely wary of your gravel though! Axolotls are notorious for eating whatever can fit in their mouth, and gravel is no exception. Gravel ingestion can lead to impaction, where the gravel gets stuck in the digestive tract. This can be fatal. It's best to use a substrate that can't be swallowed, like slate slabs, or a substrate that isn't harmful if swallowed, like fine sand.