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    - Axolotls are amphibians classified as salamanders that are native to Lake Xochimilco in Mexico City. Their scientific name is Ambystoma mexicanum. - They eat worms, insects, small fish, and other salamanders. In captivity they are often fed brine shrimp, blackworms, and salmon pellets. - Axolotls have the ability to regenerate lost limbs or tails. Their tank should be at least 10 gallons and include plastic plants on a substrate of soft sand or slate tiles, avoiding gravel which can be eaten.

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    - Axolotls are amphibians classified as salamanders that are native to Lake Xochimilco in Mexico City. Their scientific name is Ambystoma mexicanum. - They eat worms, insects, small fish, and other salamanders. In captivity they are often fed brine shrimp, blackworms, and salmon pellets. - Axolotls have the ability to regenerate lost limbs or tails. Their tank should be at least 10 gallons and include plastic plants on a substrate of soft sand or slate tiles, avoiding gravel which can be eaten.

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    - Axolotls are amphibians classified as salamanders that are native to Lake Xochimilco in Mexico City. Their scientific name is Ambystoma mexicanum. - They eat worms, insects, small fish, and other salamanders. In captivity they are often fed brine shrimp, blackworms, and salmon pellets. - Axolotls have the ability to regenerate lost limbs or tails. Their tank should be at least 10 gallons and include plastic plants on a substrate of soft sand or slate tiles, avoiding gravel which can be eaten.

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    AXOLOTLS

    BY SYLVI AND CLAIRE


    CLASSIFICATION

    • KINGDOM : ANIMAL

    • PHYLUM: CHORDATA
    • CLASS: : AMPHIBIAN

    • ORDER: SALAMANDER
    • FAMILY: AMBYSTOMATIDAE
    • GENUS: MOLE SALAMANDER

    • SPECIES: AXOLOTL
    SCIENTIFIC
    NAME
    AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM
    DIET

    • AXOLOTLS EAT WORMS, INSECTS, SMALL FISH, AND JUST ABOUT ANYTHING THEY
    CAN FIT INSIDE THEIR MOUTH AND SWALLOW WHOLE INCLUDING OTHER
    SALAMANDERS. IN THE LAB, AXOLOTLS ARE FED BRINE SHRIMP, CALIFORNIA
    BLACKWORMS (LUMBRICULUS VARIGATUS), AND SALMON PELLETS.
    HABITAT
    AXOLOTLS ARE FROM LAKE
    XOCHIMILCO, MEXICO CITY.
    NICE FACTS ABOUT
    AXOLOTLS
    • IF A AXOLOTL LOOSES ITS FOOT OR TAIL
    IT CAN GROW BACK WHICH IS CALLED
    REGENERATION.

    • EVERY DAY A AXOLOTL COMES UP TO


    THE SERFICE FOR AIR.
    SIZE AND WEIGHT

    • WEIGHT OF FEMALE AXOLOTL: 170-180G


    • WEIGHT OF MALE AXOLOTL: 125-130G
    • LENGTH: UP TO 30CM
    MALE V.S.
    FEMALE
    LIFESPAN

    • AXOLOTLS NORMALLY LIVE UP TO 10 YEARS, POSSIBLY 15


    ANATOMY OF AXOLOTL
    CAGE CARE

    • YOU WILL NEED AT LEAST A TANK THAT CAN HOLD 10 GALLONS.


    FURNITURE

    • PLASTIC PLANTS

    • SLATE TILES
    • SOFT SAND

    • SMALL PEBBLES AND


    AQUARIUM GRAVEL IS NOT
    ALOUD.
    GOOD AND BAD
    GOOD BAD

    This is a bad tank because the


    This is a good tank because there is no gravel gravel in the tank is bad for
    that a axolotl will eat , sand is acceptable axolotls to eat, the gravel gets
    because it’s so small. stuck in their stomach .
    TEMPERATURE

    • YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR TANK NEXT TO A FAN TO KEEP IT COOL.


    EGGS

    • THE TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE 50 DEGREES CELSIUS.

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