Earthworms and pellets are the two most common staple foods for captive axolotls, and choosing between them is one of the first feeding decisions...
An axolotl that sits motionless at the bottom of its tank for hours is not necessarily sick. Axolotls are nocturnal ambush predators that conserve...
Line breeding -- repeatedly pairing related axolotls to fix a desired trait like color morph or pattern -- is one of the fastest ways...
Axolotl color morphs are determined by three pigment cell types called chromatophores, and the specific combination of genetic mutations an individual carries decides whether...
Axolotls eat each other. This is not a defect or a sign of poor temperament. It is normal predatory behavior from an animal that...
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 that repeatedly swims along the tank glass, pushing its nose against the surface and pacing back and forth for minutes or hours,...
After axolotls spawn, the eggs require dedicated care in a separate container with clean, temperature-stable water. A female can lay between 200 and 1,500...
Water testing is the single most important diagnostic tool in axolotl keeping. Every parameter that affects an axolotl’s health – ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH,...
The single most reliable way to size an axolotl's meal is the body-width rule: each food item should be no wider than the space...