My two new Axolotls aparently endangered species

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Amazing creatures

I didn't know they were endangered ... they have babies like its no tomorrow. I have a couple wild type GFPs.

Yup they are endangered. They reproduce very well in captivity, but are critically threatened in their native habitat, which is a single lake in Mexico. Pollution and receding habitat are, to no big surprise, a big threat to this species.

They will become extinct in their native habitats in not too long, but they will still thrive in captivity for decades to come.

yeah sorry meant endangered in wild but do fairly well on cold basement floors lol

Very cool, I haven't even really thought of having these as pets. Though it seems like it would be pretty interesting.

They're used for research and labs due to their regenerative abilities. Can grow limbs, gills, tails, all that stuff back. And as stated in above posts, they reproduce very well in captivity. Incredibly interesting little guys, when I have a place where my space is less limited I want to grab a couple :D

MUDKIPS!!!! lol sorry i love these guys, best amphibian ever.

That's because they are always in the larval stage, unless they are shocked into "morphing" or whatever.

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Originally Posted by Jessica Loesch

That's because they are always in the larval stage, unless they are shocked into "morphing" or whatever.

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Exactly! Interesting stuff, actually. They seem to do better if they don't morph (hence why they don't usually do it I suppose :oops: )

Yeah they only do it under stress. It's pretty neat. Mine are lazy.