Its always a good idea to know what your doing before you acquire an
animal to prevent doing harm!

First Axolotls don't like heat so temp 72deg f. or under,
Second PH of the water should be neutral, they can tolerate a little
alkaline but not acid.
Filter - any pump filter will do preferably sized to the capacity of
your tank.
Feed - bloodworms, earthworms, canned crickets or mealworms, pinkie
mice as a treat to adults only as amphibians cannot tolerate too much
fat in their systems. Feeding pinkies will shorten their life span
You do not need to use tongues as axolotls have a very good sense of
smell, make sure you remove any un eaten food the next day.
Sex - the males have the swelling and are generally slimmer. Females
are more pot bellied with a smaller swelling. They will live in
groups so sex does not matter unless your breeding, and hatchlings
are nearly impossible to raise.
Jane J

--- In ukreptiles@..., Becky Fawcett
<beckyjfawcett@y...> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I also have an axolotl. I think if you turn it upside down there
should be a small bulge at the base of the tail, if its pinkish i
think its a boy and if its paleish i think its a girl (but that could
be the other way around). They eat normal earthworms and i wouldn't
bother with a filter if i were you, mine has lived in not very clean
water for nearly 4 years and is still going strong i just clean it
out every couple months or so.
>
> Becky
>
> Dave <dave@c...> wrote:
>
> --- In ukreptiles@..., "jans_tim" <jans_tim@y...>
> wrote:
> >
> > I have some Questions about Axolotls:
>
> Ok I'll See if i can help...
>
> > 1)how mant pelet should i feed the Axolotls.......
>
> None! The Dont eat pellet....
>
> > 2)how ceni tell the sex....
>
> Not easy with just one but if you have both sexes you can tell the
> males with thier bigger heads and the bulg near the vent where they
> keep their boy bits.
>
>
>
> > 3)i have a 10 gallon tank how many Axolotls cen i have
> 1 or 2 but they do tend to eat bits of each other
>
> > 5)what fillter is the best
> One that does the job
>
> > 6)what is there favourite food
>
> Insects and worms, pinkie mice (mine get crickets,worms and pinkies)
>
>
> > 7) i just got an Axolotl and its not eating what should i do
> Feed it the correct food (WITH TOUNGES)
>
> > 8)what are some good books
> Nut Sure have a look in your local book shop.
>
> > thanks Tim.J
>
> No probs Hope i helped
> Clem
>
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