Best setup for babies

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I picked up 1.2 lotls yesterday from someone local and they came with quite a few newly hatched babies as well as some eggs. I have the babies in a large bin and the eggs in tupperware containers. I know the babies are fine now in the set up, but what would the best setup be when they are larger and more at risk of eating eachother?
 
Make sure they have enough space and food and they should be fine. I'm currently keeping my 4 cm babies in containers that have a floor area of 50 x 39 cm with about 5 cm of water, 4 babies per container. And after they grow some more I plan to keep them 2 per container and ofcourse put in more water. Hides and plants can also help to avoid them snapping at each other.
 
I agree. Try to keep similar sized babies together as well. Axolotl babies grow at different rates. Males usually much faster. Good luck!
 
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