#the axolitl

[greyfalter]

Pick your feet up, you're so funky Using words like "missy", "baby", "play me funky" You're way up high, and boy, don't you know it? You'd think that dance floor was your name Dance floor was his name - Funky (Royal Treatment Plant)

I just wanted a Mabel design in the same vein as Studio Bad Egg's Bill in Another Life figure... it wouldn't happen for a variety of reasons but I can always dream/draw it instead XD

(Missed opportunity to draw her possessed, I know, but she's just casual/closet cosplaying here)

⚠concept sketch below⚠

the initial sketch is too cute to not show imo (the reason i didn't draw the final more anime was bc i wanted to try out the canon stylization)

...yeah the five fingered hand is a carry over from the stylization of the concept sketch, whoopsies

she was originally wearing an axolotl scarf but i tossed it in favor of her usual fare (sweaters) (also wanted to draw a Mabel sweater design) (the axolotl reference got recycled into the axolitl keychain. i have one irl & i cry from cuteness every time i look at it)

i drew the bag in the wrong orientation... don't look at me... lmaooo (i just fixed the strap in the end bc i didn't want to redraw the entire thing. looks a lil funky lol)

i included those lyrics bc i listened to the song a few times while working on this. not sure it fits Mabel but the title does fit whatever's going on in the background lol

[cilantrovt]

They should call baby axolotls axolitls

[bandpants]

An axolitl for the tiny prompt!

[artbysconnor]

Attack of Raine for @/Axolitl on Artfight

I'm super proud of how clean and polished this piece came out!

[gaslightgatekeepgaleboss]

“I love more than axolitl in fact i love you axolotl” is gonna stay with me for a while

[actionyak]

baby axolotls should be called axolitls

[espytalks]

Some test sketches i did this morning.

[tejicoregion]

Water Starter

Name: Axolitle

Type: Water

Pokédex: Axolitle, The Axolotl , Axolitle is a joyful Pokémon who spends most of its day splashing in small puddles of water. Axolitle can be very energetic and enjoy playing with their trainers and other Axolitle.

Name: Salaxol

Type: Water

Pokédex: Salaxol, the Axolotl Pokémon, Salaxol can live on both land and water but prefer to live on the land where they can run around and enjoy playing fetch with their trainers.

Name: Aqualotl

Type: Water/

Pokédex: Aqualotl, The Axolotl Pokémon, Aqualotl grow very attached to their trainers and enjoy playing games with them. Wild Aqualotl will usually become loyal to a playmate they interacted with in their youth and spend their entire lives with these playmates.

[axolandfriends]

Axol & Mel don’t miss a chance to dress up cute and festive 💖🤩 #Repost @why_ya_gotta_axolitl ・・・ #Axolitl and #Axolita #newyearseveoutfit (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6yJ2s3Aaaj/?igshid=x3bkn1sdilqz

[superbeans89]

Axolitl, the Little Nipper Pokémon

Type: Water/Poison

30/40/25/40/25/65

Abilities: Gooey/Swift Swim HA: No Guard

0’03/8cm

0.45kg/1lb

Despite being unable to see, Axolitl’s ability to find food and targets is near unmatched. Their skin and their bite are exceptionally venomous, however their placid nature makes them safe to be around unless provoked.

Evolves into Olmighty when it has defeated 20 Dragon-type Pokémon

[beardycarrot]

Axolotl update: one week in!

When I first got it, my baby axolotl was pretty dang pale. I didn’t realize at the time since I had no basis for comparison, but it seems being cooped up in a little deli container in a pet shop was pretty stressful. I feel bad for bettas whose owners take them home and put them in vases not much bigger than this.

It did start to recover once it was in a proper tank, with space to move around and cool, filtered water... but since I hadn’t known for sure whether I would actually be getting an axolotl that day, I hadn’t bought a hide or anything.

Temporary measures are better than nothing, right? As for food, given how absolutely tiny this axolotl (axolitl?) is, big home-grown nightcrawlers are out of the question. Even cutting a bit off of one, it would be like taking a six-foot party sub, cleaving off a few inches, and asking someone to swallow it whole. I was going to need to find some smaller worms.

...I mean, if it were me, I know what kind I would want. Garlic earthworms? Since when do fish have it so good? I ultimately ended up buying a tub of baby nightcrawlers (which were still about half the length of the axolotl’s body) and some tiny bloodworms frozen into little cubes.

After a few days, I’d obtained a proper hide (using a rotary tool to grind away a few sharp unfinished edges on the inside), and the axolotl’s color was a lot better. You’re able to see its digestive tract because of how small and light-colored it is, and bloodworms apparently just... look like that, inside of axolotls.

At this point I hadn’t yet tried feeding it a piece of earthworm, since it wasn’t eating much at first, and I wanted to get through the entire cube of bloodworms I’d thawed. I was worried about it hurting its face on the tweezers I was using, since the bloodworms are so small, so instead of feeding it directly I just dropped some bloodworms near the axolotl and let it sniff them out. As you can see, some drifted behind the hide, and I was forced to pull it away from the walls. Note to self: get a reptile dish to put the bloodworms in.

Even a tiny segment of a tiny earthworm is a bit much for this tiny axolotl. Well, at least I know I can feed it these without worrying about a mess. My next concern was putting some kind of substrate on the bottom of the tank. This is apparently a tricky issue for a lot of axolotl owners; gravel is no good because the way axolotls suck up food can lead to them ingesting it, and while the same is true of sand, they can at least safely pass it most of the time.

Neither is ideal, however, as the amount of waste axolotls produce can make cleaning gravel or sand difficult. Most people who choose a substrate go with sand, but that’s not currently an option for me, as my ‘lotl is so small that swallowing even sand could be an issue. The alternative is leaving the bottom of the tank bare, but the smooth glass prevents the axolotl from gaining purchase, which can stress them out.

I’ve yet to see anyone suggest this while researching the subject, but in my mind the ideal substrate for an axolotl would be something with a rough enough texture that they can crawl along it, but is impermeable enough that nasty stuff won’t build up inside. Something in one solid piece so that the axolotl won’t ingest it, while looking like a natural bottom for a watery environment. Something... that is a single piece of natural slate exactly the size of the bottom of my aquarium. Too bad that’s not a thing you can just buy, eh?

OH WAIT YES IT IS BECAUSE I DID JUST THAT.

After spending ages browsing Amazon and home improvement stores for slate tiles that would fit my needs, I eventually found BlankSlateCrafts on Etsy, who sells home goods made of slate... as well as big pieces of unfinished natural slate, which just so happen to be 10″x20″, the same size as your standard ten gallon aquarium! It needed to be trimmed a bit, since the interior dimensions of the tank are a bit smaller, but this was an incredibly lucky find. Since I’d told him that I would be experimenting with cutting the slate, and that he could just send me a discolored piece if he had any (hey, discoloration is natural, I’m not a suburban mom making it into a fancy cheese board), he decided to send me two slates for the price of one! Sweet guy.

Finally, I decided to pick up a few aquatic plants. Some people don’t bother with plants, but they can really help to reduce the nitrates (converted from the nitrites (converted from the ammonia (converted from the axolotl poop))) in the water. Since axolotls don’t like a lot of light, I went with plants that also thrive in low light: java fern, hornwort, and a marimo. The hornwort is mostly there to sit at the output of the filter and reduce the amount it disturbs the water, but it should also help to keep the water clean.

So, all together, what does the tank look like now?

Bam! Seeing the wall and power cords through the back kinda makes me want to get one of those scenery backings for the tank, but other than that, I’m really happy with how it all came together! I guess we’ll see how it works out on a practical level, but the slate at the very least LOOKS great, and my little axolotl seems to be exploring a lot more than before. Whether it’s due to being able to walk instead of swimming everywhere or because there are actually points of interest in the tank now is unknown, but...

Well, what do you think, Kirby?

...Okay, I’m not 100% sold on the name Kirby yet, but it’s growing on me. Tiny, pink, consumes everything like a vacuum? I’m also considering Woobeewoo, Crona, Quality Woop, and a few other things... so the Untitled Axolotl Project remains, for the time being, a work in progress.

“The Creation of A Lotl” - The Artsy Axolotl, March 2020

[owlchemistart]

Anyone order a pocket healer? The Axolitl Bard at your service! - - - #pockethealer #punimals #axolotl #dnd #artistsoninstagram #drawing #traditionalart #bottle #penandink #fineliner #art #penandpaperrpg https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw_qahqHfpl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mzg9alpm4pfb

[axolandfriends]

it’s the perfect day for ice cream with your buddies. (Even if your buddies are made of ice cream... 😳 wait what...) 🙈😂#Repost @lesdoodis ・・・ #axolotl #axolitl #whyyougottaactsolittle #whyyagottaactsolittle #icecream @axolandfriends #axolandfriends (at Groove on Grove) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxfsxL_Fcmj/?igshid=1avime2egnqbg

[hearty-an0n]

coward

chat im bored

[lemonsharks]

AxoLITL

Unmute

[scrawlingwithstyle]

:o

axolitls

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