FYI: 6ft x 2ft x 2.5ft tank setup from scratch! MiniBlog :)

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EXCITING NEWS -
LOTL LAND IS NOW OPEN

Kerry on here has beautiful "babies" who need to find homes & given Kerry is a little bit out of the big city I offered her a half way house while we find them homes.

I had no idea how large Kerry's babies would be & then plan was to finally transfer my largest 4 into the 6ft tank & put Kerry's into the 4ft. I had arranged to collect 10 of her babies & the pick up went well - except they are all about 20cm long & bigger than even my largest axolotls

Thankfully I hadn't already put mine in because I realised the plans would have to change! Kerry's lotls are now the tenants in the big tank & oh boy are they having fun!

Ten little lotls lined up in the tank
(Getting acclimatised)





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LOTL LAND NOW OPEN (CONT)

Axolotl Antics!


The funniest thing to watch is
them "jousting"
One lines up at each front corner & I'm not sure who's yelling "go" but they charge off & collide in the middle lol

[please note the Dobermann who's nose is in the pic as always - is not pleased about more lizards in her house! lol]



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[EbonySparkles]

Love the plants... Think I need some advice to help mine last... They look great!

 

[snuggly time]

Axolotl heaven! Can I take a summer holiday at your house? lol

 

[tigmades]

Axolotl heaven! Can I take a summer holiday at your house? lol

Me too, please!

 

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The 10 Lotls are loving the big tank & I've started looking to find them homes - I've tried to post on the For Sale section - but for some reason the post isn't appearing...
If you're in the Sydney Area & interested in any of these babies let me know - prospective owners will be screened to make sure that they go to wonderful homes to continue living in the manner they've become accustomed to
Like getting fed lots of worms & kept healthy & chubby


They're all eating well (3 earthworms each) & love exploring their tank. They like munching the occasional guppy or ten too it's not like there isn't lots of them to munch




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Today the lilts seem to want to climb everything



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Whoops ^^ premature posting



They're fun to watch - missed
getting a pic of 2 climbing the
big rock today - so silly!



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[SuperSteve]

If I had a tank that big I'd get in with em!

 

[Kerry M]

They are having an absolute ball
I'm so happy that they are in Lotl Land with you, mine would be jealous if they knew they missed out

 

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I witnessed a near miss tonight while trying to feed them all separately (no easy task) when in the background one lotl grabbed the back leg of another lotl & it took off fast with the other one still attached to the leg momentarily 0.0
I bashed the glass yelling stop! Yup I yelled at a fish tank >_< lol
After feeding them all more worms I spent an hour checking to see that all 40 legs & feet were intact & undamaged - nothing obvious visable damage or injury wise so fingers crossed it was a gentle chomp

They are very sweet lotls & the pigs love their wormies chubba wubbas!








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[shazza]

I talk to Pablo all the time if i am doing something to the tank.

Hear u go buddy.
The worms over here.
Stop teasing the cat.

My hubby thinks i am ready for the loonie bin

 

[Kerry M]

While I was encouraging the axies to eat worms today my son said "you know mum, the axies don't understand you"...

 

[CJ1981]

I talk to Pablo all the time if i am doing something to the tank.

Hear u go buddy.
The worms over here.
Stop teasing the cat.

My hubby thinks i am ready for the loonie bin

You only need to start worrying if Pablo starts answering you

 

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This mornings lotl antics had me watching for way too long



I'm really attached to these monkeys

One went to a great home yesterday & seems to be enjoying its new tank I was sent a few pics of the happy lotl - I was happy it found a home but sad because I'm down to nine








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[mshine1217]

I've been following your build and have been so jealous. I was wondering about your hides. Did you purchase them or build them?

 

[mshine1217]

Oh, BTW, I just wanted to share what I do with the bottoms of my tanks, short version…
Since leaving the bottom bare shows all the “dirt” and using gravel isn’t safe for the Axie’s, I tried the following with excellent results. I spread a good layer of silicone sealer on the bottom and then spread pebbles on top, about 2 inches. I pushed while spreading to anchor the pebbles into the silicone then let the silicone cure. Then I emptied the tank of all the loose pebbles, rinsed the tank out. I ended up with an aesthetically pleasing result that is easy to clean, safe and nice to look at.

 

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[Kerry M]

Oh, BTW, I just wanted to share what I do with the bottoms of my tanks, short version…
Since leaving the bottom bare shows all the “dirt” and using gravel isn’t safe for the Axie’s, I tried the following with excellent results. I spread a good layer of silicone sealer on the bottom and then spread pebbles on top, about 2 inches. I pushed while spreading to anchor the pebbles into the silicone then let the silicone cure. Then I emptied the tank of all the loose pebbles, rinsed the tank out. I ended up with an aesthetically pleasing result that is easy to clean, safe and nice to look at.

Can you post a picture? I'd like to see as I'm getting a tank soon. Also, can the waste be seen and easy to clean?

 

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This morning antics "playing dead"




He's hanging right up the top of the tank under the frogbit waiting for unsuspecting guppies
lol - I freaked out when I first saw this tactic to catch guppies but I'm used to it now

These are the 2 that are likely to stay permanently - they've won my heart!





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