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Old 06-06-2007, 11:34 PM
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dont think its in the right place dont even think its spelt right but can someone please tell me what these are and any pictures that you have cheers xxx
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Old 06-06-2007, 11:39 PM
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I may be wrong but do you mean axolotl? If thats what you mean then its a salamander and you want to be on the 'amphibians' part of the site. Sorry if I'm wrong.
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Old 06-06-2007, 11:40 PM
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Sorry, just realised you was on the right part. Oh, and they look like mythical dragons to me.
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Old 06-06-2007, 11:50 PM
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so are they a lizard then cos the first time i saw a piccy it didnt look real they look like a cross between a lizard and a fish
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salamanders, perpetually stuck in childhood.(sorta). cool beasts!
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Old 07-06-2007, 12:13 AM
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yes they are very cool does anybody have any pictures please
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Old 07-06-2007, 06:55 AM
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If you do a Google Image search for "axolotl" you'll find dozens of images

There's also a thread about babies here:
Axolotl Babies (pics)

I found this by using the 'search' function on the forum.
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Old 07-06-2007, 10:43 AM
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thankyou im sorry i normally look myself but i was having a lazy day yesterday due to bad sunburn thankuxxxx
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Old 07-06-2007, 10:48 AM
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just seen that and they are awesome really strange in a cute sort of way wowwwww
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Old 07-06-2007, 02:38 PM
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Axoltls are a form of the Mexican salamander that is born with a deficiency in Iodine which means that they cant complete their final transformation into the adult salamander form. Thats why they look like they do, with the enlarged gill structures of the juvenile stages. Theyre not a lizard at all but an amphibian.

Actually, if you manage to correctly administer the right volume of iodine to an axoltl (tricky to do but still) iit could complete transformation and become the adult mexican salamander. I like to think of them like a real life pokemon!!!!
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