Rescue boy

[KitCat]

Hi!

So I’m a new axolotl parent (I used to take care of a few at school in our herpetology lab but this is my first personal one), and my boy Moony is a rescue from a friend who had too many in a small space. He was in a tank with a few other axies as well as fish And was being picked on a lot. His gills are growing back, but is there anything I can/should do to help? He is currently being tubbed while my tank finishes cycling (fish-less with a seeded filter).

Also any things your axies love? I want to spoil him as much as possible! I’ve got a hammock, some fake plants, and a hide, but am on the hunt for a better looking hide and anything else he may enjoy having in his new home

Pics of him attached <3

 

[Binditheaxolotl]

Hi!

So I’m a new axolotl parent (I used to take care of a few at school in our herpetology lab but this is my first personal one), and my boy Moony is a rescue from a friend who had too many in a small space. He was in a tank with a few other axies as well as fish And was being picked on a lot. His gills are growing back, but is there anything I can/should do to help? He is currently being tubbed while my tank finishes cycling (fish-less with a seeded filter).

Also any things your axies love? I want to spoil him as much as possible! I’ve got a hammock, some fake plants, and a hide, but am on the hunt for a better looking hide and anything else he may enjoy having in his new home

Pics of him attached <3

Your doing great!! Thank you for rescuing him! As long ur running him with Seachem prime your doing good!! My axolotl has a weird obsession with glass jars, she loves them. She’s growing steadily and is at 8 inches now, so she has to cram herself into it until I get her a bigger one. Again, thank you for rescuing him!

 

[AnimeDan]

Your doing great! Iv found my Axies love to climb on things and will often hold onto the little holes in the divider that divides the tank in half (had to separate them after one bit the hand off the other), and my Axolotl Princess sometimes scales tube for the bubbler that leads up and out of the tank. In terms of helping Moony recover Id say just make sure you keep him happy and healthy in cool clean water and make sure he’s eating plenty of high nutrient food. Red wigglers, high quality pellets, and/or Repashy grub pie are what I feed mine.

 

[Calgarycoppers]

Water quality is your biggest thing you can do for your axolotl.

I am a huge advocate of Johns Solution the results I have had with all the surrenders and rescue and how it has helped my breeding crew. I live where we already have hard water GH is 11. But adding the Johns Solution balanced everything just the way the Axolotls love it.

Many love bubble walls and disks, perching in plants (real or fake), Repti hammocks, and lots of quality foods and treats.

 

[debadog]

They love things that they can sit on at higher levels than the tank floor. This can be plants or ornaments, but I've also found that they enjoy having a reptile hammock in their tank. You can find them on Amazon, like this one here. Also means they have a bit more tank to explore!