Axolotls cannot live out of water. They are obligate aquatic amphibians that depend on water for gill-based gas exchange, skin hydration, and thermoregulation. An...
Axolotls are solitary ambush predators with poor eyesight, suction-based feeding, and exposed external gills. Those three traits create a combination that makes nearly every...
The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is critically endangered in the wild. The IUCN Red List classifies the species as Critically Endangered with a decreasing population...
Breeding axolotls is straightforward in mechanical terms and extraordinarily demanding in practical ones. A sexually mature male deposits spermatophores on the substrate, a receptive...
The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is a permanently aquatic salamander native to the high-altitude lake system in the Valley of Mexico. Wild axolotls exist today...
No. Axolotls should not be housed with fish. The combination fails in both directions: fish nip axolotl gills, and axolotls eat fish. Every common...
An axolotl hatches at roughly 1 centimeter. Eighteen months later, the same animal measures 23 to 30 centimeters (9 to 12 inches) and has...
An axolotl that floats at the surface is not always in danger, but it always deserves attention. Floating can be completely benign (a swallowed...
A healthy captive-bred axolotl costs between $30 and $100 from a reputable breeder, but the animal itself is the smallest line item in the...
Axolotl ownership is legal in most of the United States, but four states and the District of Columbia ban possession outright, two states require...