{"topic_id":"exotic_pet_behavior_axolotl","category":"exotic-behavior","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_pet_behavior_axolotl\ncategory: exotic-behavior\ntitle: \"Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) — behavior & activity (solitary, natatorial, diurnal/nocturnal)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Animal Diversity Web (animaldiversity.org, University of Michigan) — species account Ambystoma mexicanum\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/exotic-profile-2026/axolotl.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-03\ntokens_estimated: 200\nrecovered: false\npath: exotic-behavior/exotic_pet_behavior_axolotl/01_exotic_pet_behavior_axolotl.md\n---\n\n# Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) — behavior\n\nAuthoritative first-hand species account (Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan). All bullet facts are verbatim from the cited source and C1-substring verified. This populates the Behavior & Training section of the amphibian manual.\n\n## Behavior\n- Axolotls are solitary and may be active at any time of the day.\n- Key Behaviors: natatorial; diurnal; nocturnal; motile; sedentary; solitary.\n- Communication and Perception: Axolotls communicate mainly via visual cues and chemical cues during mating. At other times of the year there is little to no intraspecific communication.\n\nSource: `pdf-raw/exotic-profile-2026/axolotl.txt` (Animal Diversity Web species account).\n\n## Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)\n\n- `Axolotls are solitary and may be active at any time of the day.`\n- `natatorial`\n- `diurnal`\n- `nocturnal`\n- `motile`\n- `sedentary`\n- `solitary`\n- `Axolotls communicate mainly via visual cues and chemical cues during mating.`\n","sources":["exotic-behavior — Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) — behavior & activity (solitary, natatorial, diurnal/nocturnal) (retrieved 2026-08-03)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-behavior","title":"Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) — behavior & activity (solitary, natatorial, diurnal/nocturnal)","url":"","retrieved":"2026-08-03","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"","verification_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-profile-2026/axolotl.txt"},"source_document":"","source_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-profile-2026/axolotl.txt","tokens_estimated":200,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}