Can anyone answer some of these questions about Axolotls?
Question by Sara: Can anyone answer some of these questions about Axolotls?
I just fell in love with Axolotls and would like these questions to be answered.
What Physical and Biological factors does Axolotls affect?
What adaptations does it have to survive?
How does Axolotls contribute to Nutrient Cycles?
What are the predators of Axolotls?
And please include links to where I can find a food web or chain including an Axolotl.
What do you think? Answer below!
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I don’t know about food chains etc. But this site has all the info you really need to know about Axies:
http://www.axolotl.org
catx
March 16, 2013 at 2:29 pm
I found some facts that may help
Axolotl Facts
Pronounced as
Axolotl – ACK-suh-LAH-tuhl
Ambystoma Mexicanum – Am-bees-toma Mexi-can-um
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Ambystomatidae
Genus: Ambystoma
Species: Ambystoma mexicanum
Origin: Lake Xochimilco, Mexico
Color: Gray, Tan, Brown, White (Pink), Gold, and Black
Size: up to 12 inches
Weight: up to 8 oz
Albino: Origin Captivity
Water Temperature: 57 to 72F No Higher
Attitude: Less that 12 months old will bit tank mates
Lifespan: Up to 15 years
Issues: Will eat gravel
Security: None needed
Foods: Fish Pellets, worms, insects, crustaceans, small fish
Supplements: None needed
Water: Cold Clean Water
GENERAL
Axolotls are easy to keep and are entirely aquatic so an aquarium is the ideal home. Providing you maintain the proper water conditions and temperature they can live up to 15 years. Axolotl are becoming increasingly popular as an “unusual pet” because Axolotls do not bite and have no claws and do not require safety measures as other reptiles do.
Introduction to Axolotls
350 million years old Axolotls are one of the oldest living amphibian species on the planet. At end of the 18th Century Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) brought the first Axoltls to England and later were displayed at Natural History Museum in Paris.
In the wild the Axolotls are found in only one lakes in Mexico, Lake Xochimilco (sō-chē-mēl-kō) and surrounding canals of Lake Xochimilco.
One derivation of the name ‘axolotl’ references the Aztec god Xolotl, the god of games who could turn himself into an axolotl to escape his enemies. Also the name axolotl comes from the Aztec language. The most commonly translation is “water-dog” (from “atl” for water, and “xolotl,” which can also mean dog). The Axolotl is very unique. The axolotl is a type of salamander, native to Mexico and it’s scientific name is Ambystoma mexicanum.
The Axolotl is neoteric, meaning that it doesn’t routinely undergo metamorphosis from the larval to adult form, as happens with most other salamanders. Instead, the larval form (with gills) becomes sexually mature and reproduces, Axolotl live out their entire lives in water.
The Axolotl has amazing regenerative abilities if they are injured even to the point of losing a body part, the Axolotl will regenerate that lost part usually within 8 to 10 weeks. Because Axolotls have the ability to regenerate lost body parts, the axolotl is one of the most studied animals in the world today.
The link below is an excellent vedio regarding the regenerative abilities of the Axolotl.Click Here to see Axolotl Regenerative video
Axolotls are hardy creatures that can live up to 15 years with the proper attention to care, particularly with respect to the water quality. They can grow up to 12 inches. Weight is from 2 to 8 oz.
Their skin and gills are very sensitive and quite soft, so handling is not recommended any more than is necessary. Because they can exchange air through moist skin, they can survive outside of water for short periods, as long as their skin is not allowed to dry out.
Juvenile axolotls can be cannibalistic towards each other, so they are best raised in separate tanks. Adults can be housed together but watch for cannibalistic tendencies. Axolotls will grow out of this cannibalistic stage when they are 12 to 18 months old. Of course, if a body part gets bitten off by a tank mate, an axolotl can regenerate it over time.
Axolotls are unique and easy to keep. They can live for up to 15 years and make an excellent pets and companions. Axolotls do not bite and have no claws. Axolotls do not require safety measures as some reptiles do.
Saving the Axolotl
The link below is an excellent video regarding “Saving the Axolotl” in Mexico.Click Here to see “Saving the Axolotl” video
Source: http://www.buy-axolotls.com/
Axolotl
March 16, 2013 at 2:39 pm