Our first axolotl!

Our family fell in love with a picture of a little axie last year doing research on amphibians and reptiles. After finding out exactly what we'd need we finally got one a few weeks ago. Jörmungandr is a wild type about 3 inches long and we absolutely love him. We'll be getting a white albino soon and really look forward to maybe getting more in the future.

I'm so glad I found this forum with so much great information! Jörm is a very active and hungry little guy (we're just assuming boy for now...) and my daughters love watching him swim and crawl around. Everyone's beautiful tanks here are really inspiring, and while ours is pretty simple right now, we look forward to adding plants and such soon.

I need to work on taking good pictures, it's especially hard because his tank isn't in a very well lit area. I've already started practicing some of the tips here. :happy:

Jörmungandr is an interesting name ^.^ Does it mean anything speical?

Your 'cliff' ornament inside the tank is neat. I'd love to see one of my Axies float down from it

Love how rocks set up too....l..."don't jump little guy, you have your whole life ahead of you!" lol...couldn't help a joke there

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His name is from the old Norse myth about the world serpent. Most of the time we call him Jorm.
We always say the same thing to him, Schambers! lol The right side of the rock setup there is a cave he hides in, but apparently its fun to "fall" off the edge, he'll paddle his legs around for a bit, then swim off. We're waiting for some sand that we've ordered to put in the tank. I think when he has a surer grip on the ground he won't feel so inclined to hang out on his rock house.

So cute! It's good to see you've done your research before getting the little guy

Remember to wash the sand really well before you add it, and take him out before you put it in the tank. It will take a few hours for the sand to settle, and his gills could get irritated if there are too many particles in the water.