Axolotls have some very specific temperature requirements. In fact, not only do they just prefer cool water temperatures, but living in water that is over around 70*F for an extended period of time...
Category: Amphibians
Awhile back I wrote about what temperature is too cold for axolotls. While some people, in certain times of the year especially, may have issues with their axolotl tank getting too cold, the reverse...
Last week I wrote about signs that your axolotl might be sick. I mentioned that I was planning on writing some more in depth articles about how to identify and treat illness in axolotls. It's hard...
Thankfully, as long as axolotls are cared for properly, they are generally pretty healthy critters. While some types of illnesses are random and can't be avoided, a large majority of sicknesses in...
How's the saying go? If an animal has teeth, it can bite! So do axolotls have teeth? Do axolotls bite? Do axolotls have teeth? You might not guess it from looking at them, but...
These days, captive bred axolotls come in a wide array of beautiful colors. I currently have four axolotls of my own - a wild type, a melanoid, and two melanoid leucistics. Three out of four of my...