It’s a Tadpole! No! It’s a frog!

Wrong… It’s an Axolotl!

These curious critters are fully aquatic amphibians. They’re also known as Mexican Salamanders. Mistaken often for Mud Dogs or Mud Puppies, they’re not even close. These guys never finish their metamorphosis. They remain in that half changed phase their whole life (naturally occurring in their genetics). Axolotls will max out at about 18″ in length and live for as long as 10 years. They’re carnivorous, eating small fish, worms and invertebrates… or pretty much anything they can fit in their mouths!

When keeping an Axolotl as a pet, sand is recommended, but you can use large rocks, 1″ or larger. If the rocks are small enough for them to swallow then you run the risk of losing your critter to a bad blockage in their digestive system. This means NO AQUARIUM GRAVEL.

Axolotl

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1 Response to It’s a Tadpole! No! It’s a frog!

  1. kloee says:

    i was wondering is yall have any axolotls in stock?

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