In the wild, they’ll eat almost anything that’s accessible, which could include insects, worms, small fish, and tadpoles. However, like many amphibians, axolotls don’t have teeth.

Despite the creatures’ regenerative abilities, scientists are no longer finding them in their natural habitat of Xochimilco, ...

but overrun by invasive fish species like tilapia and perch, both of which axolotls eat with gusto. All of this has left ...

Through the glass of a fish tank, where academic institutions preserve them and hatcheries put them up for sale, axolotl are hard to spot. Their skin is usually dark to mimic stones — though an ...

But urban sprawl, contaminated water and non-native fish that like to eat young axolotls have led to the salamander’s near-total collapse, according to population surveys. The axolotl is not the ...

A dim environment mimics Axolotl's natural habitat. While Axolotl hunts small fish and hostile sea creatures, they don't eat unless they are bred. If Axolotl gets injured, it can, on its own ...