Cousin's new addition

[Allthingsterrarium]

I'm very happy and excited for my cousin who is just as much a reptile/amphibian/invertebrate keeping fanatic as I am and now she has her own new face in her house. We both went to a reptile expo a few towns over earlier today in hopes of maybe finding something new (they had many gorgeous bearded dragons among other things) and we had an absolutely great time seeing everything. After some thought she came home with an axolotl! This was the second smallest one there. We probably won't know the gender for a while and she's still working on name ideas. I do love axolotls though personally I don't have that much interest in keeping them but I do know enough about them that I was able to help her get started I feel. We did some extra research and went out and bought all of the supplies later. I hope he/she settles in nicely over there and thrives. From what we learned they can be pretty fragile and care takes some getting used to. She does however want to hand tame him/her over the next few months.

 

[Hdrydr31]

I'm very happy and excited for my cousin who is just as much a reptile/amphibian/invertebrate keeping fanatic as I am and now she has her own new face in her house. We both went to a reptile expo a few towns over earlier today in hopes of maybe finding something new (they had many gorgeous bearded dragons among other things) and we had an absolutely great time seeing everything. After some thought she came home with an axolotl! This was the second smallest one there. We probably won't know the gender for a while and she's still working on name ideas. I do love axolotls though personally I don't have that much interest in keeping them but I do know enough about them that I was able to help her get started I feel. We did some extra research and went out and bought all of the supplies later. I hope he/she settles in nicely over there and thrives. From what we learned they can be pretty fragile and care takes some getting used to. She does however want to hand tame him/her over the next few months.

Awesome!! Axolotis are really cool critters and yes they can be pretty fragile and cold water temps are important.
Look forward to hearing how things go..

 

[Allthingsterrarium]

Awesome!! Axolotis are really cool critters and yes they can be pretty fragile and cold water temps are important.
Look forward to hearing how things go..

Thanks! It's certainly going to be amazing to watch him grow! Can't wait until I get to see him again in his new tank! That and I look forward to hearing what she decides to name him

 

[PatsyB]

These are so cool but I don't have the skill to keep the water correct. That's why we got reptiles, so I don't have to worry about water changes and conditions LOL!

 

[baldegale14]

These are so cool but I don't have the skill to keep the water correct. That's why we got reptiles, so I don't have to worry about water changes and conditions LOL!

keeping the water believe it or not is not that hard, theyre kinda like reptiles where stability is better than jumping all over the place. im sure theres an extent things cant reach but i know people (not from personal experience n ill say why in a sec) that rarely ever do water changes and dont check the parameters they should and their axolotls are thriving!


im not able to keep axies though cause i cant get the sub 73ish temps, my room is so warm that without a heater my tank stays at 79°-80°


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[Allthingsterrarium]

These are so cool but I don't have the skill to keep the water correct. That's why we got reptiles, so I don't have to worry about water changes and conditions LOL!

I know! I generally don't usually want to use much more standing water in the enclosure than a drinking dish and maybe a swimming area for some species because of the smell alone.

 

[Allthingsterrarium]

keeping the water believe it or not is not that hard, theyre kinda like reptiles where stability is better than jumping all over the place. im sure theres an extent things cant reach but i know people (not from personal experience n ill say why in a sec) that rarely ever do water changes and dont check the parameters they should and their axolotls are thriving!


im not able to keep axies though cause i cant get the sub 73ish temps, my room is so warm that without a heater my tank stays at 79°-80°


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Yeah cooler terrarium species seem fewer and farther between though amphibians certainly seem to tolerate temperatures a little bit lower than reptiles which can be a plus in some circumstances or terrible in others..