What shall i do ?

[maja]

I have found eggs many places now, the latest days i havnt looked that much after my axies, and today when i got home i saw there was eggs. I think theyre icky.. haha, but then again i think about keeping some of them.
The eggs right now are about 1-2mm big (the thing in the middle) how old are they Then ? (yesterday the axies crawled alot around the plant where the eggs are in, maybe thats the day)
I know if i only keep around 10 or so, i might dont get any axies but then i tried. I that what i think could be cool. cas i dont really want any babies.

What about the rest ? how do i kill them, i dont just wanna throw them out in the toilet.

Any other advise would be nice

 

[coffo]

nah not the toliet
there was a story about them breeding down there somehow..
i would say step on them or chuck them in the bin
or take them to a per shop much better than killing and they could make some money

 

[maja]

yeah o also thought about the toilet, axies like cold water and stuff hehe..

Would it be expensive and hard for me to try 10 axies ?

(Message edited by Dukke on March 20, 2006)

 

[joan]

10 eggs is a good number to raise. The rest can be frozen if you find them immediately after laying. If not, put them in a 95% alcohol solution and then freeze them.

 

[sharon]

if they were laid only the last day or so - they are just a collection cells right?

Sharon

 

[joan]

Before they have developed nervous function/feeling, it is ethical to euthanize them by freezing. This is usually within the first few days of laying. Once they start developing, they can feel pain, and it is necessary to numb them/put them to sleep with alcohol first.

 

[sharon]

OH thanks! Good to know!

 

[edward]

If you put them in 95% alcohol there isn't any need to freeze them. The alcohol will euthanize them.

Ed

 

[alex]

thats what i was thinking..

 

[maja]

Oh ! .. I still have the most of them. just didnt know how to kill them. But thanks.

I think its amazing, everyday i can see they have grown a little They have the beginning of gills now. how many days will it take for them to hatch ? And what can i feed them with ?

 

[joão]

Glad to see you have eggs finally, guess I was wright when you asked here if anyone knew what was the sex of your axies I said 1 male and 1 female.
You should feed them with live daphnia, does not do a mess in your water and it´s very good for them .

 

[maja]

Yeah but they are a brother and sister, eew..

how often will i get eggs from now on ?

 

[joão]

well sometimes my females lay eggs three times almost in a row. And sometimes just two times the normal without forcing is two.

 

[maja]

They have tiny eyes now.. i love them.. hehe.. just for an update

 

[sharn]

no chances of getting some pics of them as they grow? start up their own baby album hehe

 

[maja]

Oh i have no camera..

I have saved 22 eggs..

Just cant wait..

 

[chicken]

The adult axolotls eats almost every moving/living fish that fits in their mouth.

Just let all the eggs come out, and use them as food for the adult axolotls... (Yeah I know it will sound a bit weird, let them eat their own babies, but it's a solution).

 

[maja]

I have the eggs in the tank, just in a clear bag, with tiny holes so there can come fresh water in, so it just floats around in the surface.. i dont have the other eggs anymore..