Say hello to Momo the axolotl!

[NinjaGamer2022]

“Dumb” is “Kiki-speak” for something that is cute, or awesome. Kiki is one of the long-time members on BYC.

Oh, I miss-understood what you meant. I thought you meant the axolotl was dumb. Axolotls are very smart animals, smarter than I originally before I got my first one last year.

 

[EverythingDucks]

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Dumb = cute
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/➡➡-kiki-speak.1377335/#post-22635209

 

[NinjaGamer2022]

Dumb = cute
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/➡➡-kiki-speak.1377335/#post-22635209

OK, thx. Cool quote BTW.

 

[NC_Quail]

Oh, I miss-understood what you meant. I thought you meant the axolotl was dumb. Axolotls are very smart animals, smarter than I originally before I got my first one last year.

Yeah, I was confused before I learned Kiki speak too

really? They’re smart? I didn’t realize that!

 

[NinjaGamer2022]

Yeah, I was confused before I learned Kiki speak too

really? They’re smart? I didn’t realize that!

Yes! I didn't realize that either. WHen I got my first axolotl he knew I wasn't his owner. He would stay almost completely still but would stare at me. But after the last months he has become my friend. Before the cycle crashed in our tank he would swim to the glass of the tank to greet me when I would come to my room. He is right now in the fridge due to the filter not working properly and the cycle crashing... ALWAYS get a well known and rated filter before adding axolotls.... He is thankfully fine. But my baby axolotl almost died..... It's recovering now...

 

[NC_Quail]

Yes! I didn't realize that either. WHen I got my first axolotl he knew I wasn't his owner. He would stay almost completely still but would stare at me. But after the last months he has become my friend. Before the cycle crashed in our tank he would swim to the glass of the tank to greet me when I would come to my room. He is right now in the fridge due to the filter not working properly and the cycle crashing... ALWAYS get a well known and rated filter before adding axolotls.... He is thankfully fine. But my baby axolotl almost died..... It's recovering now...

Wait…in the fridge? You froze him??

Hope you can get your filter fixed! You have two axolotls?

 

[NinjaGamer2022]

Yeah, I was confused before I learned Kiki speak too

really? They’re smart? I didn’t realize that!

They also each have there own personalites. My baby axolotl is very sweet but skittish. My adult one is very social and would follow me around in there tank. My sisters axolotl is very sweet and the most chill of the lot. I love them.

 

[NC_Quail]

They also each have there own personalites. My baby axolotl is very sweet but skittish. My adult one is very social and would follow me around in there tank. My sisters axolotl is very sweet and the most chill of the lot. I love them.

That’s very cool! You learn something new everyday.

It’s a shame they’re critically endangered in the wild

 

[NinjaGamer2022]

Wait…in the fridge? You froze him??

Hope you can get your filter fixed! You have two axolotls?

NO! Don't worry, axolotls can be fridged in emergencies and it slows down there metabolisium (I spelled that wrong) so they don't need to eat as much. If I put them in the freezer they would die. Yes, I have two. One is male by what the re-homer said (he is a little over a year old, he is a accidental rescue) and the other I bought as a baby from MOD Aquatics (A well rated breeder). She is one of the many reasons my axolotls are living today. We got mis-information from another breeder that made it out that cycling was optional. IT IS NOT OPTIONAL! Your axolotl will die in it's own waste without a cycle. A cycle s when you create beneficial bacteria that removes ammonia from there waste along with weekly water changes. Sadly I don't think we can fix the filter but we are replacing it. It was given to us for free (I don't think they knew it was broken). The baby I named Wildstyle because it's a wild type and that name remined me of the LEGO MOVIE character wildstyle (The gender isn't known until the baby is around a year+). The adult is named Toothless after the How to train your Dragon movies.

 

[NinjaGamer2022]

That’s very cool! You learn something new everyday.

It’s a shame they’re critically endangered in the wild

I hope to in the years to come breed axolotls to help keep them from going extinct. They can live over 10 years if properly cared for, I hope I can care for mine well so they reach at least close to that.