The one thing that should always be said in response to that is, no. Anything captive bred should not be released into the wild. You are doing more harm than good. (Unless you are an actual trained professional.)

IMPORTANT: Never set a marine pet free by flushing it down the toilet or a drain! It can be sent somewhere it doesn’t belong and can ruin the ecosystem, instead, give it to a pet store, or another place that will take your pet for you, same goes for fish tank plants, don’t flush them! They can become invasive this way.

People forget the fact that despite looking cute, they are deadly Predators.

Axolotls are extremely sensitive species. They'd just die if you "freed" them. They literally live under specific conditions at the bottom of ONE LAKE ON THE ENTIRE PLANET. The pet variety are actually preserving the species in captivity.

“Dave why the fuck is there a toilet in the sky?”

My friend said: if they were born is a tank, they should stay in a tank. If they are born in the wild, the should stay in the wild Edit: mom I'm famous I think

No worries! Your very nice to your axolotls and axolotls born in captivity aren’t used to the environment outside their tank.

Another thing to add is that most current axolotls have a little bit of tiger salamander in them which could very much effect the wild population.

That’s the exact same thing that happens with goldfish! People will flush them or even just set them free, and they can potentially destroy a whole ecosystem.

Also, the reason axolotls are endangered isn't due to the pet trade, its because their habitat is being threatened due to pollution, overfishing as axolotls are a delicacy in Mexico, habitat loss from development projects in the area, and invasive species being introduced in their habitat. They are native only to lake Xochimilco, everything I mentioned above is happening to that lake. Breeding programs aren't working because there's almost no habitat left to repopulate. The pet trade is the only thing keeping them from fully going extinct, not just in the wild.

My axolotl is just wonderin when I’m gonna make it rain a single worm again 😩

Cc only person that can actually take care of a axolotl

Who wants to release pets into the wild? DID WE LEARN NOTHING FROM THE EVERGLADES??

That would be like responding to a dwindling wolf population by setting free a "herd" of pugs

the thing is, even if you did release it in its native habitat. it would die. not just because of its inability to adapt, but because theyre rapidly dieing in their native habitat and soon fish keepers may be the only reason they exist at all

This is exactly what I have to tell my friends when they ask to set my fish free.

Y’all realize that if you flush it, it’s mostly likely just being sent to a water treatment plant and will not be freed

Front cover of book: Reasons to live. Page one: *axolotl.* Edit 1:Wow y’all RLY want to continue the book 💀 Edit 2: OMG I NEVER GOT 1K LIKES ❤️ THANKS YALL!

*the fish sees a spoon * “ IM GOING TO DIE * gets picked up by the spoon* “ I have been Chosen! “

Sometimes, I truly dont think people understand the concept of....Invasive Species.

Remember that flushing a fish down a toilet can either send it to a sewer with a bunch of different waste, or your septic tank which is small and filled with way more of a waste to water ratio than a sewage system

I love how some ppl say you shouldn't own certain pet and they should be free only for them to not realize you can't take a animal that has been raised in captivity into the wild otherwise you just are asking them to die, best thing I had to explain to my dad for him to leave me alone with my amazing snake :)

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I keep axolotls in my water buckets. Blue ones pretty rare

Love how people who know nothing about animals are usually the ones saying what is and what is bad for them

As an Axolotl lover for 5 years and an Axolotl owner for 2, (this is from what I’ve observed with MY axolotls) Axolotls act a lot like humans in a sad way, If you get an axolotl, it won’t seem to like you at first and will hide away in little spots in the tank, I see this as like a bff situation in real life, one you get a friend you don’t instantly trust them at first, but you guys slowly become better and better friends, with axolotls, the more you show you care for them they start caring for you, but once one of those friends go away, you’re sad, I let my axolotl out of her tank for a few seconds so I can take out something in the sand, she was a yard away from where I was and looked really sad, when I picked her up she instantly crawled up my arm to hug me. This is more of of Axolotl fact, please don’t give away or throw your axolotl into the wild if you’ve kept them for over a year, they can get really sad if away from the ones they love most 😊!

I hate people like this. They claim to think they know what’s best for other peoples’ pets, but end up suggesting things that would kill the animal.

Another HUGE thing is axolotl water parameters and temperature. Putting aside flushing it down the toilet (which is already crazy to me), even if you releaee it in a lake or smt it would likely straight up die from temperature

Today I was considering an axolotl tattoo and I think this is my sign to get one!

Imagine having a septic tank and your kid runs in and tells you he flushed the fish to set it free 😂

Karens boutta say it should be illegal to keep fish in water 💀

Thankyou sooo much for this vid. I really want an axolotl and I’m trying to convince my mum to let me get one but she always says “there endangered species and it would harm them”. I’m gonna show her this and hope she finally lets me get one.

Never flush a fish down the toilet cuz it will end up to a septic tank

Id also like to point out that wild and domestic Axos have VERY different colors and the wild ones would refuse to mate with the more colorful ones, meaning the domestic ones would never truely become part of the ecosystem

Not to mention the fact that they are only found in like... one lake in Mexico. Axolotl ARE endangered, but releasing them any where you want is NOT going to help their populations as they are very likely not native where you are.

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When I first saw the template I immediately thought of wooper lol

Plus, most of the wild ones only live in a certain lake in Mexico apparently.

Woah you look so similar to my favourite KZfaqr as they have duckweed on the fish tank making the fish get helicopter rides 🤯

Fun-fact: axolotls are actually happy alone instead of being bothered by other axoltols

Animals should only be freed when they’re: 1• Native to the area 2• Trained by a professional to survive in the wild and deemed by a professional to be able to survive 3• Completely healthy and free of diseases, non native parasites/insects, etc. 4• Not unnaturally genetically affected aka „wild types“. For example, fish that have been bred to have long fins, unnaturally patterned animals that may draw further attention to themselves or create offspring with an imbalanced advantage towards other species, or genetic diseases that may be underlying and passed on through later generations. 5• Legally allowed to be freed in the area. 6• Will be either beneficial or non harmful. Even if releasing for example 20 healthy and trained bald eagles into an area where they’re native, that may be too much for that ecosystem to handle and they may decimate populations, fight, or just plain die off from lack of a food source. Etc. Releasing pets is how there are goldfish and koi decimating wild populations and ecosystems. How there are tons of invasive budgies, parakeets, parrots, etc. in more tropical places, how Florida has a massive invasive snake problem, etc. Not to mention the vast majority of the time, the pet will die slowly and painfully of starvation, overheating, freezing, or will just straight up be hunted because they aren’t built for that environment. Those people commenting that are stupid. They lack the common sense to do 5 minutes of googling before spouting utter nonsense and looking like buffoons.

The thing is people don’t realize how dangerous pets can be in the wild including marine animals

Guppies are always hungry. They are like little labradors😅

With the advanced knowledge of how they work and them getting free food specifically made to be the best for them it should be great for them, some animals have become cuter because of how easy domestic life is

And plus, Axolotls are actually named Mexican Walking Fish so you shouldn’t release them just anywhere, they’re in a specific type of ecosystem in Mexico

It’s actually better for them that there are some in captivity because it’s very likely that they might go extinct in the wild which makes me pretty upset I do love axolotls

For one second I thought she would say “should I light my axolotl on fire?”

another thing is, axolotl aren't endangered because of the pet trade; they're endangered because they're highly specialized and sensitive animals and most of their natural habitats are no longer habitable.

As an mudkip (from pokémon) lover, i wont relaize these little guys either

That honestly doesent make sense it's like telling someone to release their chiuwawa into the wild because it needs to live with wolf's

I love that she says “All the fish will be gone” and then says “that would result in a very axolotl!” WHAT ABOUT THE FISH?!

The pet trade is a large reason why the species isn’t extinct yet ironically

I have lots of anxiety when it comes to my axolotl. Sometimes I worry that he would be a lot happier in a more natural habitat. But then he smiles at me and I remember what I'm doing this for. To give a little guy a home. {edit: spelling}

Fun fact, captive Axolotls is a delicacy in a select few areas in the world.

I have two axolotl’s and I would never let them go they are my life❤

*Ah yes* *I know the axolotl is an endangered species, and yet im asking for people to put them in the wild, when they have a decreased chance to survive long in the wild because of predators.* Im such a hero of the ecosystem.

Remember axolotls are like lil doom guys In the wild and inhale everything

That's not the worst part either, the one lake they are native too is terrible for them to live in, so there's no point, they almost completely survive in the pet trade

Axolotls are my favorite animals

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why do people ask people who own "Pet" fish to set their fish or animals free? or something in that regards. it makes no sense they are someone's pet they aint wild they are bred and captivated in society

This reminds me of that one video where these girls released a goldfish into the ocean so it could “be free” even though goldfish can’t survive in the ocean

i think them being cute and interesting pets helps raise awareness for the preservation of wild ones

AXOLOTLS ARE MY FAVE ANIMAL ❤

Don’t release captive bred animals, like you know it won’t survive.

Axolotl's are endangered, so their luck of surviving is higher in decent size containers with good feeding, water conditions, etc. This will help them breed to a higher population rate. This is why scientists and some zoo's keep them

"Mark,why the fuck is my father's outline in the damn sky?"

The wild one looks like it’s from my nightmares

Many animals that are kept don’t have a big chance in surviving in the wild since they might not get used to doing everything to survive or they might not even know how to get food for themselves or anything else!

Actually keeps them as pets, keeps them safe from scientists and people who over eats them.

Now I definitely want an axolotl

"Our feeding cloud looks unique today" - 🐟

This is why many people shouldn’t even be allowed to have exotic pets or pets in general. The overall lack of understanding can be both dangerous to others and the environment. “Just release them in the wild” is a great indicator that you can’t be trusted with pets.

that one fish had a ride of a lifetime

“Flush it down the toilet-“ GOLDFISH BELONGS THERE

Considering they thrive in captivity and are just barely hanging on in the single lake you can find them in, I’m gonna say they’re just fine in their tanks

Flushing a fish down the toilet means instant death. Sewage is sent to a processing plant, which it is treated with chemicals and filtered out, then piped to large vats for more chemical treatment. That fish would be dissolved by the time it reaches the ocean.

But also (if I remember correctly) axolotls are native to one specific river in Mexico so even if you could release them its not worth the hassle

Plus, Axolotls are brackish water, not salt water (Correct me if I’m wrong)

There's a big river 10 mins from where I live, it's so clean that it has jellyfish and apparently axolotls.

This are the very same people who seem to believe that you can leave an animal in the wild and it will survive on its own in an environment it was never in

Axolotls are only found in a specific Mexican lake that another commenter named, but I’m not even going to try to spell. They are invasive in most places. And even some thing a small is a goldfish can do extreme damage when it’s invasive. Seriously, look up monster goldfish. It’s insane.

It would be like releasing a pet dog into a pack of wild dogs. It just wouldn’t work.

I fr just learned that in biology, they be righhttt

Captive axolotls are totally different genetically from wild ones, it’s silly that anyone would think releasing them would be a good idea

Some people think I shouldn’t keep any of my reptiles and amphibians (my axolotl included) as pets….and I don’t think those people should be alive…we can agree to disagree 😊

I DID NIT KNOW THAT THOSE WERE axolotl’s!

Axolotls live under perfectly balanced conditions. The moment you throw it out elsewhere, it's not gonna survive. The reason they're so endangered is because the one place they come from is rapidly changing to a condition poorer for axolotls to live in. They will thrive in an environment that you keep up to be those exact conditions.

I used to have an axalotl that was pink and like the same size as the wild ones but she wasn’t wild so quite big Rip Audrey xxx❤❤❤

Axolotl‘s are cute enough however they’re so high maintenance especially when your filter gets clogged and it spills all over your room 😢

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I have a axolotl that looks like the wild ones

We need to save the wild species!

Let’s be honestly, axolotls are so sensitive to everything they would absolutely die of shock being in new water if you were to set them free. Or just straight up get eaten within a minute

Her talking: The fish: * Slurp slurp *

Axolotls can only safely thrive in 2 locations, both of which are mostly in underwater caves.

Ok, but can you make a mini tank for the mini brine shrimp?

to the 19 people that dislike, I know your point, but she has one too

I almost never heard anyone talk about axolotls before they got added into Minecraft

I was so invested in watching the background stuff that i didn't hear what she was saying at first 💀