I only have a garage, and that place hits 35/40 °C in summer, but 2 small pc fans should do the job for my bedroon and in winter nothing is needed
Chillers are too expensive for me
Chillers are too expensive for me
Axolotl
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my only concern is drafts are bad for reptiles and fish....not sure about amphibians and respiratory infections though, never heard of any, but that's not to say they can't get them. I would probably look into it more before using the fan method.......respiratory infections are very difficult to get rid of in snakes and are very stressful on them as well.....it would be devastating to a much smaller, scaleless critter.
Also however the Axolotl is fully aquatic and has gills, so it wouldn't be exposed to the drafts themselves....but they are also native to Mexico iirc. I was just wondering how they stay cool in Mexico, but on second thought, I coulda swore I remembered reading they were extinct in the wild where they were native to Mexico. lol I'm rambling
Axolotls rarely use their gills, and even then they are not fully developed, so respiratory infections might not really get to them. Dont they dislike surfacing anyway???
They come from high altitudes of cool water so that is why they like the cold water, but the lake is gone and the river is polluted and full of tilapia and carp. Last year researchers looked for 4 days and saw 2 live axies
They come from high altitudes of cool water so that is why they like the cold water, but the lake is gone and the river is polluted and full of tilapia and carp. Last year researchers looked for 4 days and saw 2 live axies
lol I always thought they were fully aquatic too, but I just like poking holes in my own theories...., but technically "amphibian" means they can come onto land. I wouldn't expect to see it, but you never know what they do when no one is watching. As far as rarely using their gills, idk about that one since if you keep them with fish, the fish will kill them by nibbling at their gills.....something like that makes me think the gills are pretty important.
Oops I meant to say lungs, their legs are not well developed, well not enough to walk on land and barely good enough to pull them underwater. If they do metamorphasise (insanely rare) then they can be looked after like tiger salamanders
pretty sharp for a 14 year old kid. Stay at it, man. One of my favorite things to do when I was your age was talk to scientists....I got extremely lucky by meeting the one who ended up being my mentor for the next 20 years. Now, more than 20 years later I'm taking on apprentices and sharing the knowledge with others that he taught me. Some day you will do the same.
My grandma's brother was one point one of the municipal agricultural ministers in south Africa, and he is so cool to talk to.
Also apart from my axie and comm tank I'm doing I'm building a 400L (+100 sump) aquaponics system and am going to sell produce. If I had suitable space I would also like to try breeding angels, axos or discus
From my understanding... if they get too warm... theyll morph and have a short lifespan afterwards... i dont think these guys are hard to breed either provided u can keep them at 72° or lower. The hard part is rearing the young on live daphnia cultures/ culturing the daphnia. Since mine are on an autodrip system they are provided with cold/fresh water 24/7 even during a power outtage. Right now my tap/drip water id guess is at 40-50° and they love it... they dont like light so i only turn mine on for pics. Ive read they dont like high flow but since moving their system and providing around 150-200 gph their gills are starting to extend even more and kinda flow in the current to catch oxogen is my guess. very cool. As for summer, as Frank stated, my basement is the most temp controlled room in the house and it stays colder down there in summer opposed 2 winter actually. the tap/drip water will raise a bit but still be at 60-68° at its warmest which is in their "saftey zone". alot of guys throw in ice during the summers or run a chiller if need be. for $25 in home depot parts its almost foolish to not just tie them into the water main of ur house for an autodrip as i did. everybodys wins that way lol... no manual water changes, no extreme temp fluctuations and clean cool water for the axos. Stability is key for any underwater specimen, autodrips are my lifeline for every animal in house over here. Stress from water changes alone is often overlooked but its a simple task to avoid all together with automation.
havent had a need for any pre filtration yet on my drip lines for any of my specimen... i breed rays also and all is well so far for 3 yrs now... for my whole house drip im using 33gph so id be burning through hma's/sediment filters far 2 quick for comfort at 20-25k gal a month. I understand the risks and would like to add carbon/sediment eventually. Ive read axos dont do well with chlorine...but at .5gph for 65 gallons its like rain drops in the ocean so to speak. Not like there gettin bombed with straight tap water from a 50% change weekly, the exchange rate of water is minimial but beneficial. Theyve been tied into my drip lines for 4 months now no problems. Their condition has improved greatly from my 1st month with them on standard manual changes with aged wated.
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