Aaryn's Animals

14/10/2024

LAST TIME I AM POSTING THIS. LAST CHANCE TO GET ANIMALS AND EQUIPMENT FOR A HEAVILY DISCOUNTED AMOUNT

AVAILABLE

+Six 20 gallon long aquariums
+40 gallon breeder aquarium
*Three 4x2x2 dubiaroches black metal enclosures + uvb & basking lamp (comes with uvb lamp attached, basking lamp rests on top)
+Custom handmade 20 gallon long aquarium stand (holds three tanks comfortably)
20 gallon standard aquarium with metal stand
+POAFAMX 42 gallon aquarium chiller
+POAFAMX 16 gallon aquarium chiller

*Normal Adult Bearded Dragon Female (pictured)
*Normal Adult Bearded Dragon Female
*Witblits (Patternless) Adult Bearded Dragon Female

+GFP Melanoid Axanthic Adult Axolotl Male
+Leucistic Albino Adult Axolotl Female (pictured)

Plenty of pet supplies and animals available for a low amount. Willing to go lower than normal due to urgency. I can sell for lower if you buy more supplies or an animal with their respective enclosure. I highly recommend a dragon and dubiaroaches enclosure together from me you won’t find a better deal on a dragon+enclosure combo anywhere else. I don’t want any animals to be used for breeding; pet-only. PM for prices and more info

06/09/2024

AVAILABLE

+Six 20 gallon long aquariums
+40 gallon breeder aquarium
*Two 4x2x2 dubiaroches black metal enclosures + uvb & basking lamp (comes with uvb lamp attached, basking lamp rests on top)
+Custom handmade 20 gallon long aquarium stand (holds three tanks comfortably)
20 gallon standard aquarium with metal stand
+POAFAMX 42 gallon aquarium chiller
+POAFAMX 16 gallon aquarium chiller

*Normal Adult Bearded Dragon Female (pictured)
*Normal Adult Bearded Dragon Female
*Witblits (Patternless) Adult Bearded Dragon Female

+GFP Melanoid Adult Axolotl Female
+Leucistic Albino Adult Axolotl Female (pictured)

Plenty of pet supplies and animals available for a low amount. Willing to go lower than normal due to urgency. I can sell for lower if you buy more supplies or an animal with their respective enclosure. I highly recommend a dragon and dubiaroaches enclosure together from me you won’t find a better deal on a dragon+enclosure combo anywhere else. I don’t want any animals to be used for breeding; pet-only. PM for prices and more info

30/07/2024

EVERYTHING IS STILL AVAILABLE
REPOSTING UNTIL ALL IS GONE
MOTIVATED TO SELL; MOVING

AVAILABLE

+Six 20 gallon long aquariums
+40 gallon breeder aquarium
*Two 4x2x2 dubiaroches black metal enclosures + uvb & basking lamp (comes with uvb lamp attached, basking lamp rests on top)
+Custom handmade 20 gallon long aquarium stand (holds three tanks comfortably)
20 gallon standard aquarium with metal stand
+POAFAMX 42 gallon aquarium chiller
+POAFAMX 16 gallon aquarium chiller

*Normal Adult Bearded Dragon Female (pictured)
*Normal Adult Bearded Dragon Female

+GFP Melanoid Adult Axolotl Female
+Leucistic Albino Adult Axolotl Female (pictured)
+Copper Melanoid Adult Axolotl Female

Plenty of pet supplies and animals available for a low amount. Willing to go lower than normal due to urgency. I can sell for lower if you buy more supplies or an animal with their respective enclosure. I highly recommend a dragon and dubiaroaches enclosure together from me you won’t find a better deal on a dragon+enclosure combo anywhere else. I don’t want any animals to be used for breeding; pet-only. PM for prices and more info

12/07/2024

AVAILABLE

+Six 20 gallon long aquariums
+40 gallon breeder aquarium
*Two 4x2x2 dubiaroches black metal enclosures + uvb & basking lamp (comes with uvb lamp attached, basking lamp rests on top)
+Custom handmade 20 gallon long aquarium stand (holds three tanks comfortably)
20 gallon standard aquarium with metal stand
+BAOSHISHAN 42 gallon aquarium chiller
+POAFAMX 16 gallon aquarium chiller

*Normal Adult Bearded Dragon Female
*Normal Adult Bearded Dragon Female

+GFP Melanoid Adult Axolotl Female
+Leucistic Albino Adult Axolotl Female (pictured)
+Copper Melanoid Adult Axolotl Female

Plenty of pet supplies and animals available for a low amount. Willing to go lower than normal due to urgency. I can sell for lower if you buy more supplies or an animal with their respective enclosure. I highly recommend a dragon and dubiaroaches enclosure together from me you won’t find a better deal on a dragon+enclosure combo anywhere else. I don’t want any animals to be used for breeding; pet-only. PM for prices and more info

24/03/2024

I saw a post suggesting that axolotls “enjoy” being cohabitated as adults and it didn’t receive any controversy, so I thought it was important to share my thoughts and observations on cohabitation. Cohabitation can be very negative for axolotls of all ages with no clear positive impact. Axolotls are very prone to bite each other just because something went by their face. If a bite hasn’t happened yet, it is just based on pure luck. Methods can reduce bites, but complete separation is the only solution that ELIMINATES bites. Without complete separation a bite is an inevitable tragedy. I can’t count the number of times I have seen posts from distressed owners crying because they woke up to one of their babies missing a limb as a result of a bite from another axolotl. It is important for there to be a proper source for information on topics like this so people learning how to care for axolotls do not make decisions based off of what information matches their ideals, instead of accurate information.

Axolotls do not enjoy cohabitation. It’s hard to really define if they can even process “joy” at all. It can be easy to tell what they want, like cold water and worms, but it is genuinely impossible to determine what they enjoy. When you are analyzing an axolotl’s behavior you shouldn’t define it in human emotions. This is an easy, understandable mistake to make considering we are humans making observations from our human perspectives. Nonetheless it is still inherently inaccurate to do so. Axolotls do not have the same cognitive spectrum as humans, so we can’t assume their behavior using human logic.

The two most misconstrued cases I see are when axolotls are ”sitting” or ”dancing” with each other, so I will address both here with my personal opinion. Axolotls have not been observed to be inherently territorial, and they tend to think similarly. So when you see two axolotls sitting on each other or touching seemingly unbothered, it is likely because they both think that the spot they are in is the best spot to be at the time, and neither are territorial enough to push the other out. When you see two axolotls “dancing” with each other, you are seeing a breeding behavior. This is almost always (in my experience, exclusively) two males doing this dance together, and they are only doing it in an attempt to breed. Each male cannot tell that the opposite male is indeed a male and not female, so upon contact, usually the first contact, they will try to breed thinking the opposite axolotl is a female. They are not dancing. They are not playing. They are trying to breed, it is as simple as that. Once they realize they are both males they will stop until they forget again.

To conclude this post, it is really important to have mounds of research, countless personal observations, and multiple perspectives, both human and axolotl, before creating a post with the intention to inform, especially if you are portrayed as a focal point of information, whether by breeding or simply being a member of an informative group. People still learning can run off with any inaccuracy and cause potential harm for the animals we are supposed to care about.

P.S. : If you disagree, please be cordial. My only offense is disagreeing with you, and expressing it with the intent to save animals. Please think of that before responding with unkind words.
Thank you.
feat. Skip the Legend; my first axolotl

08/06/2023

I can’t say this enough but breeders really need to keep their babies apart. It makes such a big difference in not only the baby axolotls’ appearance, but also their quality of life. Never settle on a breeder that isn’t willing to do the best for their babies! You want to buy from someone that treats their babies like BABIES; not merchandise.

This is what we do! Here at Ethical Axolotls, we individually raise all axolotls from hatching. Some of those cups contain just a single egg.

Individually raising axolotls (as well as managing clutch size) is an important factor in ensuring absolutely no nips or injuries occur in the process of growing.

I cohabitate my adults, and there are risks in this. I've had nips happen before, and they will again. Fortunately, keeping axolotls well fed and giving them a minimum of 30 gallons per adult minimizes this, but the risk is always there.

This is why I individually raise. I want all of my axolotls to make it to their homes in perfect condition, because my buyers expect nothing less.

Strohl's Herptiles, Critters in the Valley, Aaryn's Animals, all individually raise their axolotls as well, and I'm proud to know each of these breeders on a first name basis.

I hope to someday see every breeder individually raise their babies, because from the very instant of hatching, these little ones deserve nothing less than the best.

Thanks for reading! All (please hold, counting....)

(Still counting...)

(WAIT I missed one...)

33 axolotls, save for a couple hold backs, will be available for homes in three month's time!

12/05/2023

Available axolotl as promised! Very pretty leucistic albino male, a little over a year old.
PET-ONLY I bought him for breeding but he is just not growing fast enough to be considered breeder-quality. He would still make a beautiful pet though.
PM for more info
Can ship in US

09/05/2023

I have a very beautiful but grumpy probable lady available lol maybe she is holding a grudge against me.
She obviously doesn’t want to be handled at all right now lol but I’m hoping that she will mellow out with age when she is bigger.
Her color saturation is amazing though she would make an amazing breeder. I’m only selling her because I don’t have any plans for translucents at the moment.

Hypo Translucent 66% chance of het Witblits and 50% chance of het Zero
Hatch date: 9/21/22

Dam: “Lizzie” Normal het Hypo Translucent Witblits
Sire: “Perkele” Translucent het Hypo Witblits Zero

Can ship in US
PM for more info
Also I’ll be posting an available axolotl soon!

01/05/2023

Hello everyone. Due to an unfortunate oversight on my part, I will be changing my page's/business' name. I was unaware that it was already in use by another person some years ago. I really did search as thoroughly as I could, but oh well it happens.
The new name will be Aaryn's Animals. That definitely can't be taken right? I'm going with this name because it is more general, more individualistic, and clearly makes the connection that I, Aaryn Pappas, run the page/business.
I will be using a new logo from now on as well. It will have the same axolotl drawing for now, but with Aaryn's Animals displayed on it, instead of Deluxe Dragons. All of my old posts with the old logo will remain however (as long as they can anyways), so if you see those old pictures/videos with the old logo it should be assumed that they belong to what will now be known as Aaryn's Animals.
As always, I could not be more grateful for everyone's continued support. Be sure to tell your friends about the change!

Best regards,

Aaryn Pappas

P.S. expecting an axolotl clutch this summer!!!

22/04/2023

Available! PM for more info

12/02/2023

Couldn’t put it better myself. Anyone selling eggs right now should be ashamed. Completely putting innocent babies in harm’s way and dumping all of the guilt on new inexperienced keepers that don’t know any better. Do not buy any eggs or axolotls that are too small to eat earthworms until the shortages are worked out.

A warning to people impulse-buying axolotls (or EGGS!) at trade shows:

I am told that there are currently many "breeders" trying to dump hatchling and very small juvenile axolotls right now due to the extreme shortage of blackworms and other small, live food sources. Several people have reported to me that bags of eggs are even being sold at trade shows! These vendors have over-produced babies or had accidental clutches and thought it was a good idea to hatch them, or don't have the sense to cull the excess eggs, and now find that there simply isn't enough food available to keep them alive without spending the equivalent of a mortgage payment for a 2-week food supply.

Before you decide to take home tiny babies you need to understand that you're going to have the same problem, just on a smaller scale. Babies need frequent feeding with live foods. They will not take frozen, dried, or otherwise preserved foods for the first 6-8 weeks, and may require direct hand feeding for non-living foods for weeks after that. This means you need a constant source of live, high-protein foods of appropriate sizes as the babies grow. If you don't have them, the babies will grow very slowly, be permanently stunted, or die outright of malnutrition.

As I've stated on this page before; You should never get an axolotl under three months old unless you are experienced in their care, and have the necessary resources. An ethical seller will tell you that.

Please be aware:
(a) There are many genetic and health issues that are not obvious before about three months of age.
(b) Hatchlings and small juveniles are very sensitive to water conditions that have little effect on an older animal. In other words, they're fragile.
(c) After three months of age axolotls can be trained to take a variety of prepared and preserved foods that are readily available at pet shops or online, and can eat small nightcrawlers, red wigglers, etc. without hand-feeding. In fact, most responsible breeders will have already trained 3-4 month juveniles on pellets, worms, or other foods that are easy to obtain. We won't sell them at all (other than to people who have the requisite experience) unless they are eating floating pellets consistently.

11/02/2023

Here are pictures of babies from the second clutch as promised! These guys are still so little and very adorable. The first two are normals, the third is hypo, and the last one is translucent. They all have a chance of being het witblits zero and the normals and hypo are guaranteed het translucent! Also worth saying the normals and translucent have a chance of being het hypo. These hets apply to the dragons I posted yesterday too they are siblings. These dragons could be genetic powerhouses and they have great lineages from other ethical breeders (daichu, phantom, dustinthelens). I am letting them go for an affordable amount you don’t want to miss out on these! I am also open to a wholesale offer for these dragons from the second clutch.
PM me if interested and for any more details. Can overnight ship in US.
Second pic is missing back left foot from injury, price reflects.
Last pic is missing half of two of their toes on back right foot, very minor injury.

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10/02/2023

Hello everyone! Long time no post I know 😅
There just hasn’t been anything really new going on here. Some of you might have heard but there is a tragic blackworm shortage right now so that has postponed all of my axolotl breeding until that is resolved.
In terms of bearded dragons though they are growing VERY well. The first clutch is starting to gain some color all of them have a little blue and the hypo in the first pic is looking very bright 🍋
All three of these dragons are available and would make great breeders (except the last pic, pet-only due to slight tail kink). They come from great lineages and have a chance of carrying most genes!(no dunner or lb) PM me for any details. Can overnight ship in US.
The second clutch is ready to go now too! I’ll be posting pictures of them tomorrow but feel free to message me if you are interested in smaller/younger dragons.
As always thank you for your support 🙂

25/11/2022

Happy Black Friday everyone!! (and late Thanksgiving)
I think it is finally time to release some bearded dragons! I am very thankful to have these babies growing so well. They are very happy and healthy and will eat everything in sight! I’d also like to say thank you to .dragons for mentoring me during my experience. I would have been a lot more lost without her help. She also supplied me with the mother of these babies! Be sure to check her out.
I’ll be offering these babies for less than usual in celebration of my first clutch! (And black friday) PM me for info!
Can ship in US if weather allows. Parents pictured at end.

1st: Normal 100% het trans, 66% het hypo wits, 50% het zero
2nd: Hypo 100% het trans, 66% het wits, 50% het zero
3rd: Normal PET-ONLY tail kink
All three are siblings from the first clutch of the pairing. Hatched on 9/21/22

Sire: Trans 100% het hypo wits zero
Dam: Normal 100% het hypo trans wits

23/10/2022

This might be my favorite post to date.
I just did a photoshoot with ALL of my axolotls and everyone looks so amazing :’) these are some of the best pictures I have ever taken.
It’s so great to see my whole program in a little nutshell, and everyone looks so pretty as well ❤️
Fatima on the 3rd slide and Hex on the 6th slide are both available! PM me for more info if you’re interested these are going to be my last available axolotls for a long time; at least until spring.
No one else is available though 🙅‍♀️ the rest are my breeding/personal axolotls

19/10/2022

Big news everyone!!! And very delayed lol but Lizzie’s first clutch hatched! Three of them hatched on 9/21 and the other three hatched on 9/22. Unfortunately I only have six babies in this clutch because I did not know Lizzie was gravid and she laid her eggs on a PVC floor. Now this is my first clutch so spare me if I get one wrong but from what I can tell I have a hypo translucent, a hypo, and four normals in these six! I put the hypos first in this post. I love the hypo trans I can’t wait to see how they grow up. It will be a couple weeks before I release any of these babies but feel free to message me for more info! Also if you are looking for an axolotl be sure to check out Hex in my last post! She is so pretty and is going for a great rate you can’t miss out on her!

18/10/2022

Hello everyone long time no post 🤗 I have been pretty busy lately and a lot has happened; two posts worth in fact 🤯
I’m going to start with the axolotls and some bad news. Unfortunately my Hex/Bill clutch did not make it. Every single baby was very behind their growth quota despite my best efforts. The most ethical decision was to euthanize the whole clutch due to probable health risks associated with their stunted growth. Saying it sucks is the understatement of the century, but I can truly only do what is best for the babies and I think this pairing was doomed from the start. Nature is farrrr from always nice.
Some brighter news; I have two new axolotls available! All three are PET-ONLY for their own reasons I will write them below. Thank you so much for your support ❤️
PM for info on availability and pricing
Can ship in legal US areas

HEX- GFP Starburst Wild-Type Female
-pet only due to problematic/defected offspring
LF- Melanoid Leucistic probable Male
-pet only due to stunted growth
CH1- Golden Albino
-pet only due to unknown origin/genetics, rescue axolotl
ALL THREE ARE PET-ONLY THEY SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR BREEDING

12/09/2022

The holdbacks and some others have been released!!! (fashionably late)
I’ve also added some updated photos of the charity axolotls I have had posted for a few weeks. I’m lowering their prices (with their past owner’s permission) so if you want to do a great thing and get a great pet check out CH1 and CH2.

M1- Melanoid het Axanthic Copper and 50% chance of het Leucistic
CH1- Charity PET-ONLY Male Golden Albino
CH2- Charity Male GFP Melanoid het Axanthic Copper and 50% chance of het Leucistic
GMA3- PET-ONLY Dwarf GFP Melanoid Axanthic
*H1- Hypomelanistic het Melanoid and 66% chance of het Albino
*produced by Roofus Aquatics

These are some great axolotls for very fair prices you do not want to miss out on these cuties 🤗 feel free to PM me any questions. More detailed descriptions of each individual will be on my morphmarket (link in bio).
Can ship in US