My axolotl always uproots my plants!

[tianh]

What do you guys use to keep love plants root in your tank? I have been replanting my java fern everyday and when I come home from school I see it floating on top of the tank yet again!

I assume I could put some small rocks by the plants but im afraid my axolotl will eat the rocks.

 

[Shizeric]

Tie the java fern to either driftwood or a rock to anchor it. You can use cotton thread. When the java fern has attached itself to the wood or rock, just remove the thread.

 

[Crysta]

you can also plant your plants and place some large rocks around the base, this should be too heavy for your axies to move.

 

[ted22]

Haha yeah axies do that! Your only option is to tie it down or use some large rocks like the others have said, i had to replace all my plants with plastic ones for exactly this reason even if it was weighted down Gomez would still tear it to shreds!

 

[BadLilMama]

cut up a coke bottle to make a little tube shield to put around the bottom and stems of your plant, and dig it down into your substrate. as long as there are no sharp edges it should solve the problem

 

[Jizupuen]

Mine does the exact same thing. i have sword plants and she pulls them up and then sits on top of them at the surface. ive given up on trying to keep them down because my axolotl seems really content with just lounging around on them.

 

[mewsie]

Jizu, that's too funny!

Damn us pesky humans keep coming along and re-planting everything the axies have taken all that time over digging up. I can just imagine them waking up after a nice snooze and sighing cause they've gotta dig it up all over again!

In terms of how I spoil the fun for my lot, I've actually discovered hair ties are brilliant for the job, stretch around rocks really easily, and I've got tons of them lying around. Just need to make sure it isn't too tight. (or loose)

I also use cotton, like Eric said. Super easy to wrap around larger objects, I used this for attaching a load of moss to a root ornament.

I was worried that they we gonna uproot all my grass, as they kept snapping at it and pulling it out, but they seem to have realised that it feels nice on their tummies, and are leaving it well alone now!

 

[Shizeric]

I had never thought of hair ties...that seems like a brilliant idea.

 

[mewsie]

I had never thought of hair ties...that seems like a brilliant idea.

As long as they don't ping off into the face of one of the axolotls! *snigger*

It seems the fabric winding on them grips well when it's wet, and it's softer than an elastic band.

My hair is getting all in my way now though.

 

[Colinna]

I've used rubberbands to anchor my annubis to the logs/rocks. Everything else has large river rocks around the base to keep them down. I haven't had a problem yet...touch wood!!