They are actually not going extinct in captivity - and it isn't pet shops that are causing it. In the wild, they are only found in two lakes where there lifestyle is possible, and pollution is slowly killing them.Shame they are reaching extinct status due to pet shops selling them
Interesting... apparently the iodine can also be added as a supplement to the water.They say in the video that a simple injection of iodine turns them into a Salamander. When I was 12 years old and in my first year of High School in 1968 a mate and I turned one into a Salamander as a science project by slowly decreasing the water level. Our science teacher told us he believed it was the first time it had been done in Australia. It grew to around 30cm by the end of the school year.
Well they aren’t helpingThey are actually not going extinct in captivity - and it isn't pet shops that are causing it. In the wild, they are only found in two lakes where there lifestyle is possible, and pollution is slowly killing them.
Interesting... apparently the iodine can also be added as a supplement to the water.
They are kinda... there are less than 150 left in the wild, whereas in captivity (for research/pet purposes) there are thousands. Even if Mexico Lake suddenly blew up right now (R.I.P wild axies), the species would be far from extinct.Well they aren’t helping
I know!!! Pet shops actually label them as walking fish, and I caught an employee at PetBarn explaining to the customers about the interesting lifestyle these "fish" have.It was always a pet peeve of mine when people would call them fish.
I feel like axolotls are like beta fish, they always just die even if you follow what the store says because secretly they have no idea.. my friend who breeds them says they are quite advanced if you want them to live a long time, where as a pet shop tells you something like “cold water with distilled water drops” (or whatever they call it, that’s just what popped into my head)They are kinda... there are less than 150 left in the wild, whereas in captivity (for research/pet purposes) there are thousands. Even if Mexico Lake suddenly blew up right now (R.I.P wild axies), the species would be far from extinct.
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I know!!! Pet shops actually label them as walking fish, and I caught an employee at PetBarn explaining to the customers about the interesting lifestyle these "fish" have.
I feel like axolotls are like beta fish, they always just die even if you follow what the store says because secretly they have no idea.. my friend who breeds them says they are quite advanced if you want them to live a long time, where as a pet shop tells you something like “cold water with distilled water drops” (or whatever they call it, that’s just what popped into my head)
when kept well can live 30+ years.
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