Posts by The Wild Hearts

Locke was a wild-type axolotl that I took in as an adult in 2023. He was already an adult when I got him - a retired breeder, in fact, who had spent time in several different breeding programs, with...

Moving can be an exciting experience but, I think, most everyone knows that, even in the best of situations, moving can also be really stressful. Add a whole gaggle of pets into the mix and suddenly...

Long gone are the days when spaying and neutering was only for cats and dogs. As different species of pets become increasingly more popular, continuous advances are being made in their care....

I took a bit of time off from posting on this blog, and sadly in that time we lost one of the Wild Hearts - Tito the Mexican redknee tarantula. I got Tito on July 26th, 2018. He was already quite...

I'm sad to report that our beautiful Aurora passed away peacefully on April 30th, 2025. She would have celebrated her 17th hatch day here with us this upcoming September. I noticed this past...

I currently care for 4 axolotls - Bubbles, Locke, Gilly, and Nova! As you can imagine, more axolotls can mean more aquariums and more aquariums means more work - cycling tanks, water changes,...