Middle Tennessee Axolotls

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A new museum in Mexico aims to educate the public about a very popular, but critically endangered animal. A new museum in Mexico aims to educate the public about a very popular, but critically endangered animal.

There's still time! Come see us at the Show Me Snakes Show in Lebanon, Tennessee!

Come and see us today at the Show Me Snakes Show in Lebanon, TN!

If you're in the Columbia area - did you know that we also offer pet sitting services? (Hey, we gotta do something to fund our axolotl addiction over here!)

We offer in-home boarding and accept dog, cat, special needs, and exotic pet clients!

You can find our Rover profile here: https://www.rover.com/sit/katieh83450

And if you use promo code KATIEH83450 it will get you $30 off your first booking!

We would love to host your pet this summer!

Summer is HERE and it is HOT out! So we thought this would be a great time re-post our top tips for keeping your axolotl cool!

Axolotls are cold-water creatures. For that reason you should obviously never ever ever ever ever have a heater in their aquarium like you would for most other aquatic creatures.

Axolotls can NOT tolerate high or tropical water temperatures. Warm water will cause stress and often lead to fungal infections- and ultimately death. This is actually one of the reasons that are critically endangered.

I personally have found that the sweet spot for my axolotls, where they seem happiest and healthiest, is keeping the water temperature around 68°F. I personally keep my home pretty cool, so this ends up being around room temperature most of the year.

But if your home isn't a literal icebox like mine, you need ways to keep their water cool, ESPECIALLY in the summer months.

So how do we accomplish that?

1. Make sure the tank is not near any windows, especially windows where the sun shines directly through. Honestly its always best to keep any aquarium away from windows year-round.

2. If it's not already there, move the tank to the coolest part of your house.

3. If you have a light on your tank- turn it off! They cause more heat than you'd think. Also keeping the light on all the time can stress your axolotl out. I only turn my lights on for feeding, or if I'm having company over who would want to view them.

4. Aquarium chillers. These guys are pretty expensive, so unless you have a 55gal or bigger tank, this is probably not the best option for you. But if you do have a bigger tank, these are well worth the investment. The set up for these is similar to a canister filter.

5. Aquarium fans. There are a lot of different options of these out there, they do a great job and are relatively inexpensive. They can cause water to evaporate, so you'll want to keep an eye on that. These are probably the most popular and easiest cooling methods.

6. Frozen water bottles. Fill bottles with decholinated water and freeze, then float them in the aquarium. There are pros and cons to this method. Pros: its a great emergency method for dropping the temperature quickly if needed, it's inexpensive, it's effective, it's easy. Cons: if you do not change the frozen water bottles frequently it can cause dangerous temperature fluctuations, it's easy to forget, and in smaller tanks it can drop the temperature *too low*. Overall, it's a great method but should be used with caution.

Remember, proper temperature is essential to keeping your axolotl happy, healthy, and thriving!