Sorry Dav its a pretty long comment: I used to have an axolotl. He recognized my face right away, and when I came home, he would lift his head a little, and when he realized that I was home, he would show his joy with his whole body. He was an albino and had poor eyesight, so it took him just a few seconds to recognize my face. Sometimes he was so happy to see me home and he would swim up and down and side to side in the tank. As she said in this video, I changed the water in the tank almost every day, about 13 liters of water. It is important to keep only one hide in the tank and keep the water clean and fresh. We lived happily for years. We even survived the Great East Japan Earthquake. However, he developed a tumor in his head and lost his balance, so I consulted a vet, and added IV medicine to his water, and his tumor disappeared, but he still could not regain his sense of balance, so I asked the physical therapist at my job for help. She gave me some very good advice, saying, "This therapy is usually for humans tho," and recommended that put some stones with smooth surfaces which have size that he could not swallow. She told me that people who lose their sense of balance are very anxious and restless, but holding on to something helps them feel safe. It worked so very well. When his condition calmed down a little, she recommended that I gently move his limbs up and down after applying ice to my hands for him. "This will stimulate the nerves and muscles in his limbs and hopefully get better results," she said, so I did it 3 times a week. His condition improved and he was able to swim and walk as before. It is a precious and loving memory.
Yes they are great pets. As long as water quality is OK they last forever. Bought my daughter them when she was 8 and she is adult now. Axolotls are still with us 😂
I have a normal and a hybrid Anderson’s salamander. My guys are quite a bit of work. What takes me the longest is the weekly 50% water changes and then the monthly 80% water change. I’ve noticed that if I don’t do those amounts of water changes my guys get fungus on their gills, so that means black tea baths. Don’t get wrong, I love my guys, but they are definitely not in the category of easy. My guys are also very picky and will only eat pellets.
Hi Dav Excellent video. The Axolotls are beautiful. Such pretty colors. Her setup is fantastic. Thanks for all of your questions to her. Her knowledge of them is amazing. Love all of your adventures. Cindy
As far as substrates, I would think the most appropriate thing for a cave-dweller would be smooth, large river rocks or flat, big pieces of slate or shale. Not necessarily slate or shale exactly, but that style of horizontal, flat rocks. Obviously, rocks that are too big to swallow. Just cover the bottom of the tank with large river stones, if you don’t like bare bottom, or kind of stack some flat pieces of slate/shale
Thanks for the video, Dav.. it was very informative. The questions you asked as well as Miranda's replies are what I needed to hear to realize that maybe this is NOT the pet for me right now. Although they seem low maintenance in their care, logistically it seems like it might be a little unobtainable right now. We have 1 Husky and 2 cats so adding an Axolotl to the mix is asking for one HUGE disaster! Thanks again, I love your channels! Rattle on! 🤘
Axolotls are awesome pets. They really have personality. I have 4 males. 2 each in 75 gallon mansion tanks. Lol. We got 2 originally and rescued 2 others. Love the vid!
So all the babies that we have for sale are perfectly healthy. The adults, some are rescues that we took in so they are still in the process of regeneration on their gills so that’s why some aren’t as full as others. It takes the longest to regenerate gills over any other body part for them!
Thank you Dav I enjoyed that. As always. 👊 Axolotls are super cool aren’t they? Mad looking wee things. I think I read some where that they change in to an actual salamander if they aren’t kept in clean oxygenated water. Is that right or am I imagining that?
Have you, Miranda or any of your viewers ever heard the rumor that all axolotls in the pet trade have been mixed or bred with the American Tiger salamander sometime in their genetic history, making them all hybrids of some kind? I'm not sure if I believe it myself but I'm interested in what other people might think or possibly even verify.
So if they were bred with tiger salamanders that would mean that they would go through there metamorphic phase and be able to come out of the water and still breathe. These are full blooded axolotls so they will always have to stay in water or they would die.
@@MirandaCarlson-M_AAxolotl Cool thanks. The reason I asked is because I have an axolotl that has metamorphized and I'm often told that it's because it's some kind of hybrid, but I personally don't believe this to be the case.
@@creepygallery3303 Morphed axolotls are rare, but often caused by bad genetics (such as having been inbred, or just having bad luck in the axolotl gene pool!). Captive axolotls were bred with tiger salamanders when they first began to enter the pet trade to increase genetic diversity, create more color morphs/mutations, and to make them perform better in captivity, but they still generally remain fully aquatic. There are several people on r/axolotls with morphed axolotls, and they might be able to help you more than I can! :)
I clicked with a quickness when I saw the word axolotl. I wish I could have some but I can't right now. From what I have read, this breeder has a few things incorrect. It's 30 gallons minimum for the first axolotl. Also, some of her adults did not have healthy looking gills. They should not be that short. If I were to have 5 axies in one tank, it would be a 100+ gallon tank. Adults foul the water quickly.
The reason the adults gills are like that is most of them are rescues that we took in. We have 3 adults that we have not rescued. There gills take the longest to regenerate and become healthy again. A 20 gallon long aquarium is the minimum recommended for one axolotl. Our 75 gallon tank could house up to 6 adults we choose to only keep our 5 females in it. I am down doing tank maintenance everyday and I spot clean there tanks everyday so there water does not foul quickly.
The updated recommendation for minimum tank size is 20-29 gallons for one axolotl, with it being highly preferable to have 40+. 40 gallons is the bare possible minimum for two, with 60+ being highly preferable, and so on. A 75 gallon tank is the lowest recommended size for three adult axolotls. A 100 gallon tank could do 4-5. Axolotls are super messy and large, and need lots of space. I'm saving for a 60 for my single axolotl, if that says anything!
It’s because most people don’t know the lineage on there axolotls and if you don’t know the lineage and breed them you will end up with quite a few deformed axolotls. As the parents could have been related. So most people cull the eggs if they don’t know the lineage. And most breeders don’t hatch all the eggs they get. They pick 50-100 eggs and see which eggs hatch and go from there as they do require quite a bit of work when they are under 3 inches in size.
They're cannibalistic. It's why they try to keep the sizes roughly the same so they aren't doing more damage to each other than just eating limbs when they're hungry. They do grow back though.
Yes many of the replies are correct. We keep them sized because they don’t pick on each other when they are the same size but if you have some that are smaller with some bigger ones the bigger ones will pick on the little ones. We are currently in the process of cycling more tanks to reduce the number in each of them. But they do regenerate there limbs quite quickly.
This person is keeping them improperly. do not house babies together. as you can see in the video, their gills/tails/fingers are bitten or missing. this is because juveniles nip at each other thinking its food.
@@JustDoinIt26 Dude, I have watched all these people for years. I guess I have more faith in Dave's creative ability than you or him... We can agree to disagree and here's a total shocker, I am still going to watch and enjoy Dave even though I disagree with him using - yes using - Clint's style. My comment isn't about whether Clint would mind, it's about me expecting more of someone who has been doing this for years, traveling the world doing it, I expected more from someone who is considered a pioneer in the RUclips herping/reptile husbandry field. Yeah Dave looking at you with bombastic side eye for liking his comment too LOL! Do better, you kind of invented the game, don't need to copy others.
They are so adorable but I’m waiting for Clint to pop up and yell at you for stealing his line 😂😂😂😂❤
When I see him in a couple weeks at his reptile room, I'll let him use Rattle On just once if he wants ;)
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures sounds like a plan. Needs to be on video though.
Sorry Dav its a pretty long comment: I used to have an axolotl. He recognized my face right away, and when I came home, he would lift his head a little, and when he realized that I was home, he would show his joy with his whole body. He was an albino and had poor eyesight, so it took him just a few seconds to recognize my face. Sometimes he was so happy to see me home and he would swim up and down and side to side in the tank. As she said in this video, I changed the water in the tank almost every day, about 13 liters of water. It is important to keep only one hide in the tank and keep the water clean and fresh. We lived happily for years. We even survived the Great East Japan Earthquake. However, he developed a tumor in his head and lost his balance, so I consulted a vet, and added IV medicine to his water, and his tumor disappeared, but he still could not regain his sense of balance, so I asked the physical therapist at my job for help. She gave me some very good advice, saying, "This therapy is usually for humans tho," and recommended that put some stones with smooth surfaces which have size that he could not swallow. She told me that people who lose their sense of balance are very anxious and restless, but holding on to something helps them feel safe. It worked so very well. When his condition calmed down a little, she recommended that I gently move his limbs up and down after applying ice to my hands for him. "This will stimulate the nerves and muscles in his limbs and hopefully get better results," she said, so I did it 3 times a week. His condition improved and he was able to swim and walk as before. It is a precious and loving memory.
Amazing!! 🥰
Yes they are great pets. As long as water quality is OK they last forever. Bought my daughter them when she was 8 and she is adult now. Axolotls are still with us 😂
Really? That’s cool. I didn’t know they were that long lived when taken care of properly.
I have a normal and a hybrid Anderson’s salamander. My guys are quite a bit of work. What takes me the longest is the weekly 50% water changes and then the monthly 80% water change. I’ve noticed that if I don’t do those amounts of water changes my guys get fungus on their gills, so that means black tea baths. Don’t get wrong, I love my guys, but they are definitely not in the category of easy.
My guys are also very picky and will only eat pellets.
They are the cutest in a weird way. I've been waiting for this one. I hope you have an excellent Saturday.
Thank you! You too!
Hi Dav Excellent video. The Axolotls are beautiful. Such pretty colors. Her setup is fantastic. Thanks for all of your questions to her. Her knowledge of them is amazing. Love all of your adventures. Cindy
Thanks Cindy!
As far as substrates, I would think the most appropriate thing for a cave-dweller would be smooth, large river rocks or flat, big pieces of slate or shale. Not necessarily slate or shale exactly, but that style of horizontal, flat rocks. Obviously, rocks that are too big to swallow. Just cover the bottom of the tank with large river stones, if you don’t like bare bottom, or kind of stack some flat pieces of slate/shale
I think these are adorable! Thanks Dav’
Thanks for the video, Dav.. it was very informative. The questions you asked as well as Miranda's replies are what I needed to hear to realize that maybe this is NOT the pet for me right now.
Although they seem low maintenance in their care, logistically it seems like it might be a little unobtainable right now.
We have 1 Husky and 2 cats so adding an Axolotl to the mix is asking for one HUGE disaster!
Thanks again, I love your channels!
Rattle on! 🤘
Axolotls are awesome pets. They really have personality. I have 4 males. 2 each in 75 gallon mansion tanks. Lol. We got 2 originally and rescued 2 others. Love the vid!
Real life pokemon! So cute!
This was fantastic. Thanks for doing a vlog on axolotls!!!❤❤ The pink ones are so pretty!! Why did some of those have not so healthy looking gills??❤❤
So all the babies that we have for sale are perfectly healthy. The adults, some are rescues that we took in so they are still in the process of regeneration on their gills so that’s why some aren’t as full as others. It takes the longest to regenerate gills over any other body part for them!
Cute BIG DOGGIE 💯👣
Personally, if you have the space, in my opinion, Amphiumas are amazing pets.
Yes they are!
New vid🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank you Dav I enjoyed that. As always. 👊
Axolotls are super cool aren’t they? Mad looking wee things.
I think I read some where that they change in to an actual salamander if they aren’t kept in clean oxygenated water. Is that right or am I imagining that?
Close. Iodine in the water sparks that.
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures
Right gotcha. Thanks for the education. It’s always appreciated.
So where are you off too next Dav?
@@BeneathTheGold I just bought it a plane and I'm on my way home. Then everywhere lol
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures
Fly to Scotland and pick me up and we’ll go together. I’ll give you £5 towards fuel.
How very cool!
#RattleOn
That's a lotta little axolotls. If you wanna get an axolotl, you need to ask a lot ol questions.
Exactly!
Nub foot at 3:50
Lets see the larval stage of mexican dragon 🐉
Dāv Kaufman, the best pet RUclipsr?
I'm waiting for Clint to make that vid ;)
Have you, Miranda or any of your viewers ever heard the rumor that all axolotls in the pet trade have been mixed or bred with the American Tiger salamander sometime in their genetic history, making them all hybrids of some kind? I'm not sure if I believe it myself but I'm interested in what other people might think or possibly even verify.
So if they were bred with tiger salamanders that would mean that they would go through there metamorphic phase and be able to come out of the water and still breathe. These are full blooded axolotls so they will always have to stay in water or they would die.
@@MirandaCarlson-M_AAxolotl Cool thanks. The reason I asked is because I have an axolotl that has metamorphized and I'm often told that it's because it's some kind of hybrid, but I personally don't believe this to be the case.
@@creepygallery3303 Morphed axolotls are rare, but often caused by bad genetics (such as having been inbred, or just having bad luck in the axolotl gene pool!). Captive axolotls were bred with tiger salamanders when they first began to enter the pet trade to increase genetic diversity, create more color morphs/mutations, and to make them perform better in captivity, but they still generally remain fully aquatic. There are several people on r/axolotls with morphed axolotls, and they might be able to help you more than I can! :)
Me watching looking at my axolotls like 👀👀👀👀
you make my kid know what to do on har homework sp that you
The official name of baby axolotls really should be "axolittls".
I clicked with a quickness when I saw the word axolotl. I wish I could have some but I can't right now. From what I have read, this breeder has a few things incorrect. It's 30 gallons minimum for the first axolotl. Also, some of her adults did not have healthy looking gills. They should not be that short. If I were to have 5 axies in one tank, it would be a 100+ gallon tank. Adults foul the water quickly.
The reason the adults gills are like that is most of them are rescues that we took in. We have 3 adults that we have not rescued. There gills take the longest to regenerate and become healthy again. A 20 gallon long aquarium is the minimum recommended for one axolotl. Our 75 gallon tank could house up to 6 adults we choose to only keep our 5 females in it. I am down doing tank maintenance everyday and I spot clean there tanks everyday so there water does not foul quickly.
The updated recommendation for minimum tank size is 20-29 gallons for one axolotl, with it being highly preferable to have 40+. 40 gallons is the bare possible minimum for two, with 60+ being highly preferable, and so on. A 75 gallon tank is the lowest recommended size for three adult axolotls. A 100 gallon tank could do 4-5. Axolotls are super messy and large, and need lots of space. I'm saving for a 60 for my single axolotl, if that says anything!
I'm surprised they cost so much, even for a wild color. They are so easy to breed and they lay so many eggs.
It’s because most people don’t know the lineage on there axolotls and if you don’t know the lineage and breed them you will end up with quite a few deformed axolotls. As the parents could have been related. So most people cull the eggs if they don’t know the lineage. And most breeders don’t hatch all the eggs they get. They pick 50-100 eggs and see which eggs hatch and go from there as they do require quite a bit of work when they are under 3 inches in size.
Dude are you stealing Clint's reptiles' titles? XD
I use to have one until it turned into a Tiger Salamander
I adore Axilotl's but California recently made them illegal! 😢
I know. Bummer, right?
No wonder theyre almost extinct if anything on the bottom is so dangerous for them! 😮 Crazy
Several of them were missing feet I wish you would have asked why
I’m assuming it may be a result of breeding but I’m pretty sure they just grow back
They're cannibalistic. It's why they try to keep the sizes roughly the same so they aren't doing more damage to each other than just eating limbs when they're hungry. They do grow back though.
They uhm... eat each other's legs because they look like worms.
They grow back tho
Yes many of the replies are correct. We keep them sized because they don’t pick on each other when they are the same size but if you have some that are smaller with some bigger ones the bigger ones will pick on the little ones. We are currently in the process of cycling more tanks to reduce the number in each of them. But they do regenerate there limbs quite quickly.
SUCKS BIG TIME that Axolotls are illegal in California! 😭😡
This person is keeping them improperly. do not house babies together. as you can see in the video, their gills/tails/fingers are bitten or missing. this is because juveniles nip at each other thinking its food.
Why you stealing the "best pet" thing from Clint.......
U do know they’re all pretty much together right? They definitely support each other. In fact dav is how I know of Clint’s channel!!
@@JustDoinIt26 Dude, I have watched all these people for years. I guess I have more faith in Dave's creative ability than you or him... We can agree to disagree and here's a total shocker, I am still going to watch and enjoy Dave even though I disagree with him using - yes using - Clint's style. My comment isn't about whether Clint would mind, it's about me expecting more of someone who has been doing this for years, traveling the world doing it, I expected more from someone who is considered a pioneer in the RUclips herping/reptile husbandry field. Yeah Dave looking at you with bombastic side eye for liking his comment too LOL! Do better, you kind of invented the game, don't need to copy others.