Axolotls are peculiar pets known for their frilly gills and cute little smiles ... Thus, the substrate in an axolotl tank should be either large rocks, fine sand, or no substrate to prevent ...

“It’s an interesting little animal ... Through the glass of a fish tank, where academic institutions preserve them and hatcheries put them up for sale, axolotl are hard to spot.

"It's an interesting little animal," said ... Through the glass of a fish tank, where academic institutions preserve them and hatcheries put them up for sale, axolotl are hard to spot.