Do Axolotls Play Dead? ~ Axolotl Facts: Ultimate Axoloti Guide ~ | YourFishGuide.com

Playing Dead
Many animals play dead, an adaptive behavior known as thanatosis or playing possum, for many reasons. These include a defense mechanism against predators, a means for sexual reproduction, and a trick to capture prey.

Known as thanatosis, animals that play dead only take on the appearance of being dead by staying as still as possible.

Do axolotls also play dead? Yes, axolotls have also been observed to play dead in their tanks! They remain so still that their owners think they are dead but aren’t.

If your Axolotl has played dead before, then you should read on.

You will know the possible reasons for its behavior and other signs that it’s just playing possum.

Possible Reasons For Playing Dead
Adult axolotls will eat their eggs, and their eating reflex can be triggered by movement.

Indeed, if you’re breeding axolotls in an aquarium, you must separate the eggs and the adults before the eggs hatch!

Otherwise, you will see the eggs slowly being decimated by the adults.

Younger and smaller axolotls will play dead in the presence of older and larger axolotls, too, as a survival mechanism.

This is true even when the baby axolotls are bigger and stronger and, thus, more able to defend themselves against others.

The bottom line is that axolotls will play dead to escape being eaten in both rough and aquarium conditions!

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