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  I live in fresh water ideally between 16°-18°c. I don't like light in my tank as I don't have any eyelid to protect them, I can't blink😣 and I also have a poor eyesight. But if there's a lot of hides and shadows for me then it might be fine. You'll only truly know my gender after 18 months, if I don't drop my balls before then we'll be fixed! 🤣 I am a carnivore and my best diet is live dendrobaena worms or night crawlers! They have all the nutriments for me.🐛 I have an impressive regenerative system....

Hi 🌸 my name is Gary and I'm an axolotl, ambystoma mexicanum, an amphibian and I will live all my life under water.  I can only be found in the wild in lake Xochimilcimo in Mexico city. What's fascinating about me is that I won't evolve like all my cousin the tiger salamander, I'll forever stay a neotenic, which means a young salamander. I am like Peter pan if you prefer. 😜 My natural habitat has been compromised with chemicals, pesticide and invaded by Tilapia which lead to my species being critically endangered 😢. As you can see, I have...