The Axolotls are coming!

[Tammy]

:clock: I've been putting a silly amount of effort into the axolotls I dont even have yet. I'm so excited that they're coming in this week that I just couldn't contain myself.
Any axolotl enthusiasts out there?
I'll post pics as soon as I get them! :happy9:

[Outback Bill]

Hey Tam I hope they are strange enough for you or maybe you can get Hellbenders now there is an amphibian. :smt005

[Andy]

I told her she needs that giant one thats like 48 inches long and wants to eat arms, I dont know where we could keep it though....

[bogwan]

I told her she needs that giant one thats like 48 inches long

:smt009 enough said!!

[bogwan]

Just teasin' Andy! Actually I had a great axolotl set up. They are fascinating creatures. I had one that was normal dark green color and another that was an albino. I loved them they were way too cool. I did not know much about them back then and I added some fish to the tank. The fish proceeded to eat the gills right off them. I know they can regenerate limbs, but they did not grow back the gills in time before they died. I guess this is a good example of don't buy something before you research it. But in my defense back then I did not have the internet and there was not much available print media on them. Now there are entire web sites devoted to them.
http://www.axolotl.org/index.htm

Good Luck with them!! They rock :headbang:

[Tammy]

Well, here they are
the pics aren't all that great, but you know, I'm too busy buying axolotls to afford a good camera
:smt119

This is the albino, Venus, she's supposed to be a girl, but I have doubts
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/80284axolotl_017-med.jpg


This is the leucy, Cupid. She is the Fresh one. just a little bit of a thing, and she tried to eat like five earthworms as soon as I put her in the tank!

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/80284axolotl_010-med.jpg

And this is Cupid and Magellan, Magellan was supposed to be calico, but they sent me a normal :smt009 that's ok, I will love him just the same.

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/80284axolotl_015-med.jpg

[Tammy]

If you care..and I'm sure that most of you do not...
here are a few more good axolotl info. sources...

http://www.indiana.edu/~axolotl/pdf/28large.pdf

http://www.livingunderworld.org/amphibianArticles/article0006.shtml

http://www.indiana.edu/~axolotl/index.html

http://www.indiana.edu/~axolotl/pdf/supplemt.pdf

[Kitt]

I care!

Those things are mega-neat! ("mega-neat?") I've been thinking about getting one, especially since now my goldfish died and I have an empty aquarium with a nice filter :smt010 :smt010 :smt010

Thanks for the links; those are neat little buggers!

[Kitt]

Oh yeah... Can you even keep those gigantic salamanders in captivity? (The hellbenders, I mean?) I've NEVER seen those for sale... Then again, I've never seen axolotls either, and those are very popular. So maybe it's just my lack of looking...

[KLG]

They are VERY COOL, esp. in person. Please keep us posted on their progress with you, Tammy! It's fascinating to see such underrated & infrequently-kept amphibians. :)

:love10:

K~

[Adam]

i saw one at that regal reptile show.....kara- isnt amanda from texas too?

[SickPyth7]

Andy and Tammy,
WOW, that is one for the books! I never seen such a creature. Tammy I'll have to pick at your brain about that thing. Congrats :smt004

[bogwan]

Very nice! Makes me want to set up a tank again. Good luck with them and keep us posted.

[Hamsterfile]

And thats that.

[vipergecko]

very nice Tam . :smt025