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The axolotl has captured hearts thanks to TikTok and the popular video game Minecraft. More and more people have been getting them as pets, which is impacting how they're bred and sold.

Axolotl dad Edward dela Cruz says as much. Like most people, he fell in love with the creatures’ smiling faces and their tiny arms – and apparently, they’re very affectionate pets, too.

Axolotls are popular because they're oddly adorable, but they're also fun pets to have. If you're looking for a pet axolotl of your own, you might be overwhelmed by the vast varieties of shades ...

Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages Porch: Axolotls, critically endangered salamanders known for their unique features and interactive behavior, are rising in popularity as exotic pets, with stores like ...

RIDGEFIELD, Wash. – A group of fifth-graders in Ridgefield has adopted an unusual amphibian friend for their classroom pet – a rare axolotl. Sunset Ridge Intermediate School teacher Annie ...

Owners of Axolotls have been granted a window by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) ending on June 30 to register these animals as pets .Axolotls were ...

- Daniel Cardenas/Anadolu/Getty Images While the wild axolotls of Lake Xochimilco have dwindled to near-extinction, countless axolotls have been bred for scientific laboratories and the pet trade.

Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a sneaky god.

That means that the axolotl extinction crisis can’t simply be solved by dumping pet axolotls into Lake Xochimilco.

Owners of Axolotls have been granted a window by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) ending on June 30 to register these animals as pets .Axolotls were ...