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Hello,
Glad to be here. I recently got my first Axolotl and he is marvellous :happy:
 
They really are splendid little creatures.

Welcome to the forum, and congratulations on your new obsession ;)
 
Obsession is right! He's enchanted the entire family :happy:
 
Have you managed to bore everyone you know with tales of your new pet yet? Does your entire social circle know EXACTLY what an axolotl is and how wonderful they are?!
 
Oh yes, I've been rattling on about all things axie - I think I've become very boring with the "no, not a fish" refrain!
 
The usual conversation goes:
Me: It's an axolotl.
Them: A what? Looks like a weird fish to me, with legs.
Me: It's an aquatic salmander.
Them: What, like a lizard?
Me: No, it's an amphibian like frogs and newts, not a reptile like a lizard or snake.
Them: Doesn't look like a frog...
Me: Thats because it's not. It's a neotenic salamder that never makes the transition to land-creature like frogs and newts do. It stays in the water its whole life.
Them: Well how does it breathe if it stays underwater?
Me: Those fluffy things on the sides of its head are external gills.
Them: If it has gills it's a fish then!
Me: (Shakes head and mutters under my breath about the standard of biology in schools these days) *Sigh*
Them: So can I have one to put in my fish tank with my chiclids?
Me: AAARRRGGGHHH!
 
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