She's here! Does she look ok? (Newbie here)

[Animal_addict_88]

EEEEEE!

I am definitely more excited than the toddler (and it's technically her pet lol).

Have attached pics and vids.
Do let me know if anything is off - I've never kept amphibians before.

BTW, is the rule for feeding the same as my gecko; nothing bigger than the width between their eyes?

Thanks!

 

[EllieWind]

They look healthy and the setup looks nice. The bubbler looks a bit strong though and could stress your new axie. Also, your axolotl looks like it may be a dwarf, we're you aware of this when you bought it? The dwarfism shouldn't negatively effect it though, and other than staying tiny it'll behave normally.
And yes, the feeding size rule also applies to axolotls. Congrats on your new pet!

 

[xxianxx]

Dwarfism can effect the life expectancy of an axolotl.

 

[TheAngel1270]

They look healthy and the setup looks nice. The bubbler looks a bit strong though and could stress your new axie. Also, your axolotl looks like it may be a dwarf, we're you aware of this when you bought it? The dwarfism shouldn't negatively effect it though, and other than staying tiny it'll behave normally.
And yes, the feeding size rule also applies to axolotls. Congrats on your new pet!

Hey! I'm a fairly new axolotl owner and wonder how can you tell if they're dwarves? I have 4 currently and two look smaller than the other two, but one of the small ones seems to be catching up as he/she was very shy when they first arrived but now he comes right over to be fed at dinner time so I think that's helping.

 

[xxianxx]

Being small doesnt make an axolotl a dwarf, they have different growth rates and after a year could be 3" or 8", some just dont grow. If they are proportioned correctly they are just midgets, if they suffer from dwarfism they have stunted bodies and are out of proportion, the internal organs get squashed up and they have a reduced life expectancy, idk if they suffer but its an undesirable trait that responsible breeders cull.