Axolotl vanity

raptorfarian · Aug 4, 2012

I have very recently become the owner of two axolotls, a wild type called stumpy (because of his missing right hand) and a leucistic that is yet to be named. Stumpy was purchased Monday this week with the leucistic arriving on Wendsday. However to my dismay the leucistic was far smaller then I accepted dwarfed by stumpy forcing me to keep them separate because of stumpys predatory advances. However after this event both axolotls seem to adore their reflections, with stumpy constantly looking at himself and swimming into the glass.

Is this normal ?

Also I have had trouble getting stumpy to eat frozen blood worms opposed to live ones, and I cant had feed it to him as they are so messy. While the leucistic eats them voraciously.

Jennewt · Aug 4, 2012

I'm glad you were able to separate them. I've never seen axolotl go after their own reflection, but it doesn't sound particularly abnormal.

I suspect that stumpy will eat the frozen ones if you let him get good and hungry first. Alternatively, I would recommend switching both of them to eating chopped earthworms. These are a lot easier to clean up and most axolotls love them.

Minniechild · Aug 4, 2012

Agreed on the earthworms! Or, if you want to use bloodworms as a treat, thaw them out and get a small plastic pipette, suck them up, and squirt them right in front of his nose. Be warned, they learn quick, and will take great delight in attacking the pipette once they know it is the source of goodies

raptorfarian · Aug 7, 2012

I managed to get stumpy. to eat the blood worms by luring him with the end of a red pencil. he has gotten the taste for them now. I was feeding him earthworms before hand though and as soon as the blood worms are finished I'll order in a bunch.

One thing I must ask though is do all leucistics start out spotty and slightly yellow when their about 6cm. Because I was hoping for a normal white leucistic.

SapphireTigress · Aug 8, 2012

LOL vain axies! you should take a picture! I had a texas leucistic rat snake who seemed to love looking at her reflection

Queed · Aug 12, 2012

i also seem to have a very vain axie....mickie will sit at the end of his tank and stare at the glass..and follow his reflection back and forth...

Beaniepompom · Aug 31, 2012

Just got mine yesterday and he seems to stick to that one corner staring at his reflection. He swims along with it too, it keeps him interested for hours!

raptorfarian · Sep 3, 2012

just the same as my new leucistic axolotl

Chugga · Nov 6, 2012

Mine are vain too ....

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