PEDRO!

[pip]

i have a little Pedro.. got him today.. (hes an axolotl)
so tell me... can he walk around? i saw on TV one was walking out of water .... i don't think i like the idea of him out of the water! i think he should stay in the water!!!!! madness~

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[pip]

hes not doing much... hmm
just sitting behind a rock at the moment.

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[sergé]

They should be kept in an aquarium...check out the caudatacentral site for a brief description of how to keep it. There is loads of stuff on Axolotls around. See the common names section as well (the scientific name is Ambystoma mexicanum).

 

[kim]

Go and take a look at Johns Axolotl web page. It great for information and helped me out quite alot!!

http://axolotl.caudata.org/

 

[pip]

yes well i had a look at keeping them before i got him...

i wasn't going to take him out of the water hehe

but he is sitting there doing nothing for a while now.... hmmmm i hope hes ok.

i swapped 3 scat and 2 catfish for him...
i think he is going to be ok

I also have a 6 foot tank this one is 2 foot... hmmmmmm
he has a few rocks in there to sit on and a few plants to play in the bottom is gravel because i have an undergravel filter... hmmmmmm

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[mik]

Pip, welcome to the group.

Axies are a fairly inactive bunch most of the time. Try checking the tank sometime during the night and you'll find they have a whole different night life going on.

Good luck with Pedro,

 

[pip]

my catfish were insane all over the place! maybe i should get him a friend.... maybe he is a she! hmm i cant tell...

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[kim]

Pip Can we have a close up picture of the tank?? we all like to see new axies and their tanks!!

 

[anne-marie]

Hey Pip,
An axolotl to the best of my experience is happiest in the water. They swim, they interact (when being fed and when not), and that is they way it should be. However, as an RSPCA volunteer, there are plenty of cool animals which exist on terrestria and which love to interact with humans! Think about it. ( But axys are definitely water critters!)

 

[pip]

hello!

I cant get a close up of the tank because i only have a web cam and he is too far away!

but he is fine and having fun so far!

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