Axolotls: all you need to know on these quirky creatures.The axolotl, or "Ambystoma mexicanum" is part of the salamander family. They are originally native to Mexico, but are now kept as pets all over the world. Selective breeding through this domestication has created an array of new colours; from "melanoid" which are almost fully black, to "leucistic" (ours at Wayside in the photos), to albino (red eyes), to "copper" a reddish tone and of course the "wild" type which have a lovely mottled pattern running through their dark grey-brown bodies. Whichever you choose, make sure you are clued up o..