Oh My Gosh! Verb's laid eggs! What do I do? What I do I do?

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I noticed just now that Verb's gills were looking very red, but Noun's were pale and lethargic. So I went over to the tank and... EGGS! Eggs everywhere! Little white dots in clear jelly. (I'm assuming they're eggs). I always joked that I thought Verb was pregnant. I didn't think I was right!
I don't know what to do now?
Can someone please take my hand and help me through it =)
Every little detail, I will greatly appreciate!
 
Start by reading the articles on The Axolotl site and Caudata Culture on this subject. These can be found through the links on this page. That will give you a place to start.
 
I have been. That was the first thing I did. Then I looked into some off sites that people had posted and found it quite helpful. The only thing is- no body had mentioned what size tank the eggs would be best going in to and when they would eventually need a filter? And then what they did with the little guys after they started growing?
 
It depends on how many eggs you have for the tank. I just use a lunch box for when they are small and then a storage box for when they are bigger. Not sure about the filters but I think most people use a sponge filter.
 
I split my eggs into individual containers from the outset. I had saved about 20 little containers that only hold about 250 mL of water. As eggs, of course, there's no waste and the cooler water temps keep the water fresh. As they grew I had to move them up to 1 liter refrigerator storage containers (about $1 each or less). As the water got foul I used partial water changes to keep the water sweet. They are now about 4 inches long and are still in separate spaces in a larger tank with a little bit of filtration and some major water changes as needed.

I'm getting ready to take my animals to school where I have a 55 gallon tank set up for some and a 29 gallon tank for some others. The rest (I have a dozen still) will go into individual 10 gallon tanks. Each of these tanks will be equipped with external filter boxes to keep the water slowly circulating.
 
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