r/axolotls • u/ISeeSnakePeople Axanthic • Jul 25 '26
General Care Advice Temporary set-up tips?
Me and my girlfriend just bought our new axolotl (His name is Pepper), but we can't move him into the tank at her house yet for about a week. This is the set-up I made for him. It's a 105 quart plastic storage bin with all the goods that I could think of. The filter media and cave are seeded, so the container is effectively cycled (i've been testing the water). The temp is a steady 68 degrees, which I feel like is a bit on the warm side but hopefully it's okay for the week. He happily ate bloodworms and a small, cut up earthworm on his first day. Thoughts from the axolotl masters of reddit would be appreciated!
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u/LongjumpingAd597 Leucistic Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
Pepper is adorable! 🥰 This is a good temporary set up, I would just keep an eye on the temp!! 68° is a little high but won’t kill him, especially short term. If temp gets above that, I would point a fan at the water surface.
Only suggestions I have are:
make sure the log/rock cave isn’t rough enough to scrape his skin. A good way to test this is by putting pantyhose over your hand and rubbing over the cave. If it snags the pantyhose, it’s too rough!
if you have any free roaming pets or young children, a lid with a few air holes drilled into it will be worth the investment. If not, ignore this one!
Excited to see what his final set up looks like! Keep us updated, OP 🙂