Comments on: Baby albino giant salamanders in Hiroshima

By: John

John — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:53:28 +0000

Hey Nav,I noticed that you are from India.I am a naturalist/researcher studying spiders,butterflies and amphibians.Native fish is my speciality.I was wondering if you could help me in obtaining some axolotls.You can email me your response at syngnathid@gmail.com Looking forward to your reply.Warm regards,Javed Ahmed.

By: manimal

manimal — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:51:13 +0000

fantastic salamander…
are u breed it ?
can i get albino salamander to indonesia ?

cause i like albino animals…

By: kamjui

kamjui — Sat, 31 May 2008 02:54:35 +0000

I`m very sorry, while I was in the restroom my son wrote these two messages before this one sorry again.
Fasinating baby Albino Giant Salamanders!

By: kamjui

kamjui — Sat, 31 May 2008 02:44:34 +0000

hey peeps its me!!!
i found a salamander and im taking care of it with my good ol buddy

By: kamjui

kamjui — Sat, 31 May 2008 02:38:12 +0000

yo homies your website is odd
peace out my brothers
love……………………………………………………
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By: nav from india

nav from india — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:33:06 +0000

axolotls are also called peterpan of the ocean

By: Mistwalker

Mistwalker — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:24:55 +0000

Axolotls are neotenous, meaning they stay in what used to be the larval form of their ancestors. However, Japanese giant salamanders are aquatic their entire lives, even though they lose their gills. So are the other salamanders that are closely related, such as the Chinese giant salamander and the hellbender.

Axolotls are commonly available as pets, and are commonly available in albino and leucistic forms, as well as wild type, and a few other color variations. They’re easy to keep, eat worms, mealworms, bloodworms, etc. I have an albino and a wild type. They’re endangered in the wild, so the individuals you buy will be captive bred (which is a good thing). Be careful the person you buy from is reputable, tiger salamander larvae often get sold as axolotls. Though they’re nifty pets as well, they won’t remain aquatic. They’ll lose their gills and will need to move onto land.

By: beanburito

beanburito — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:52:06 +0000

ola do they need a waterfall

By: kevin shenko

kevin shenko — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:50:45 +0000

what do they eat

By: kevin shenko

kevin shenko — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:48:29 +0000

i want to buy one.were do you get em at

By: Donno

Donno — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 10:35:57 +0000

nice blog.. good job..

By: Jo�o Rosa, from Portugal

Jo�o Rosa, from Portugal — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:40:36 +0000

Not axalotl, it’s axolotl, which means ‘water dog’ in Nahuatl.
Axolotl’s usually stops growing at around 20 centimeters, it’s not a large salamander as you said.
All of them belong to an order of amphibians called Caudata or Urodela.
Those salamanders of the photo are the larvae of Andrias japonicus, the Japanese giant salamander.

By: snuffles

snuffles — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 01:06:03 +0000

The correct spelling is: axalotl. The axalotl is a large salamander from Mexico that comes in a variety of colors. It’s a different species but similar in appearance to the japanese giant salamander. The axalotl remains completely aquatic for its entire life (i.e. it keeps its gills and can live completely underwater), while the japanese one loses its external gills after about 18 months. They can live completely underwater as long as they have gills.