- Axolotls eat Buckets of Tropical Fish, and to enter breeding mode in Minecraft.
- Tropical fishes can be found in warm oceans, Mangrove swamps, and even in Lush caves as well.
- Breeding Axolotls gives you a chance to get any of the 5 shades of the mob where the blue one is the rarest of all.
Axolotls are friendly, fun, and unsurprisingly rare in Minecraft. If you are lucky and you know how to catch Axolotls, you can hopefully get a couple of them. But that, too, is limited to a few of the common variants. So the question arises, how to breed Axolotls in Minecraft to get all types of Axolotls? And well, we have the answer. From the food they eat to creating a base for Axolotls, our guide goes over everything in detail. We will also answer the ever-popular question – how to tame Axolotls in Minecraft? With that said, let’s get started.
How to Find Axolotls in Minecraft
Before we breed Axolotls, we need to find at least two of them. Thanks to their rarity, this task can take some time. Fortunately, we already have a guide to educate you on how to find Axolotls in Minecraft. You can use it to understand which biome to visit and find these creatures in no time.
How to Catch Axolotls
Once you find Axolotls, you have to catch them. Fortunately, this task is much easier than finding them. You just have to point at them and use a water bucket by right-clicking or using your secondary action key.
The game automatically places them in the bucket and turns them into transportable items. Then you can keep them in your inventory and empty the bucket whenever you want to release the Axolotls. You need to catch at least two Axolotls to breed them in Minecraft.
How to Tame Axolotls in Minecraft
Technically speaking, you can’t tame Axolotls. But, as described above, you can catch and carry Axolotls using a water bucket . Alternatively, you can also put them on a leash using a lead in Minecraft .
If nothing else suits you, there is always the option to lure them with food . If you hold the Axolotl’s food in your hand, it will follow you wherever you go. However, staying out of water for too long can harm them fatally. So, irrespective of how you tame them, make sure the Axolotls are hydrated.
What do Axolotls Eat in Minecraft
Much like any other mob in Minecraft, Axolotls also depend on food to get into the breeding state. But unlike any other mob, they depend upon eating tropical fish . And contrary to common expectation, you can’t directly feed them dead fish.
Axolotls only eat tropical fish fed to them alive via water buckets. So, you first need to catch tropical fish and then feed them to the Axolotls. However, if you directly drop the tropical fish into their cage, the Axolotls will attack and kill them. They won’t eat those tropical fish.
How to Make a Place for Breeding Axolotls
Now that you have Axolotls and their food, you need to make their breeding area. For that, make sure you have:
- At least two buckets of tropical fish
- A 3×3 block area filled with water
- Two Axolotls
- 35 building blocks to trap them (Preferably glass)
You can change the number of building blocks and their living area as per your personal preferences. Once you have enough materials, follow these steps to make a breeding area or cage for Axolotls.
- To begin, make a 2-block-high boundary around a 3×3 block area. You can use glass to make it easier to keep an eye on the Axolotls.
- Then, cover the roof of that structure to protect Axolotls from hostile mobs and lightning. You can also add a trapdoor to it to make it easier to place and feed Axolotls.
- Finally, fill the whole structure to its brim with water . It’s best done from inside the structure.
How to Breed Axolotls in Minecraft
With everything in place, it’s time to start breeding Axolotls. Follow these steps to breed Axolotls in Minecraft:
- First, place two Axolotls in the breeding area. Do make sure that there is no way for them to escape.
- Then, feed each Axolotl a tropical fish using a bucket of tropical fish .
- Finally, all you need to do is wait. Within a minute or so, you will find a baby Axolotl in the cage, swimming alongside its parent.
Things to Keep in Mind While Breeding Axolotls
Once you have bred Axolotls for the first time, keep these properties in mind before repeating the process:
- The parent Axolotls have a cooldown of 5 minutes in Java edition and 1 minute in Bedrock edition.
- It takes babies 20 minutes to grow into adult Axolotls. Then, you can use them to breed more Axolotls.
- If you want to speed up the growth of baby axolotls, you can feed them buckets of tropical fish .
How to Get Rare Blue Axolotl Variants
Usually, baby Axolotls randomly inherit the color of one of their parents. But there is no way to influence this selection or change the color later on. Fortunately, even if you don’t have a rare blue Axolotl, other colored Axolotls can also spawn blue babies. However, the chances of spawning a rare blue variant of Axolotl are very low .
As per Minecraft Wiki , you have a chance of around 1/1200 to get a blue baby Axolotl. Disappointing, isn’t it? However, if you are familiar with the best Minecraft commands , you can use them to summon the blue Axolotl. But first, you need to enable cheats in your Minecraft world. Then, you have to run the following command in the chatbox or the command block:
/summon minecraft:axolotl ~ ~ ~ {Variant:4}
Keep in mind that using cheats prevents you from collecting any in-game achievements. So, this should be your worst-case scenario.
Axolotls naturally spawn in the lush cave biomes of Minecraft, and you can find them inside the water-filled areas where there is complete darkness.
You cannot tame an Axolotl in Minecraft in a similar way as a cat or a Dog. Instead, you can lead them using a bucket of tropical fish or with a leash.
Breeding two axolotls in Minecraft requires you to bring them together and feed them buckets of tropical fish.
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- Spear is a powerful, new weapon that will arrive with the Minecraft Mounts of Mayhem update later this year.
- The Spears can be crafted using two sticks and ingots made from any of these materials: Iron, Gold, or Diamond.
- Players can equip the Spear and charge at enemies on mounts, causing damage, knocking them down, and even dismounting them.
The combat in Minecraft is going to become even more chaotic and exciting with the next update later this year. The final drop of 2025 is going to be called Mounts of Mayhem, as announced in the Minecraft Live September 2025 livestream, and it is packed with some epic features. One of the key highlights is the brand-new tier weapon – the Spear, while the other is the Nautilus mob .
The Spear is not going to be easy to master; however, it can make a difference in combat, whether it’s PvE or PvP battles. So, dive right in to know all about this powerful weapon, and how the combat situation in Minecraft is about to change.
Spear Introduces Mounted Combat in Minecraft
The Spear is not going to be just another melee weapon in Minecraft. Unlike the swords and axes, this one’s not easy to handle. As you wield it longer, it begins to feel heavier with time, reducing its effectiveness for a brief period.
Crafting a spear requires only two sticks and an ingot – Iron, Gold, or even Diamond. Coming to its combat mechanics, the Spear has two attack modes – a short, close-range Jab and a Charge attack. The Charge attack works similarly to a Mace , and the damage done increases with your speed.
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Attacking with a Spear in Minecraft while riding a mount goes through three states:
- Lowered or Idle state is when it can deal damage, knockback enemies, and dismount them from their mount as well.
- Once the Spear starts to shake, you can deal damage and knockback enemies, but not dismount them.
- Finally, once the spear starts to fall, it can only deal damage and no longer cause knockback or dismount enemies.
The Spear of each tier affects how quickly it begins to fall. The diamond Spear, being the heaviest, drops the fastest, but can deliver the heaviest blows to the enemies. Whereas the Iron and Gold versions are lighter but inflict less damage.
New Combat Scenarios in Minecraft Mounts of Mayhem
The Mounts of Mayhem update in Minecraft is all about the diversity in combat. With the addition of the Spear, players can now perform Jousting on any mount. Whether you’re thinking of Horse Jousting on the ground, using Happy Ghasts to take this battle to the skies, or diving underwater and using the new mobs, Nautilus, to battle each other, anything is possible.
Now, if you didn’t have any idea on this topic, Jousting is when two players riding a mount gallop toward each other and try to knock each other off using the Spear. Furthermore, it’s not limited to using this technique on your friends or other players.
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Soon, you’ll be able to ride your favorite companion in the game, equip the Spear, and chase deadly mobs like the Zombies riding horses, or the Drowned riding the Nautilus. However, if you find that the mounts are limiting your strengths, consider flying with the Elytra and clearing out the Pillager Outposts with the Spear. And within the swoosh of a second, you’ll gain the Hero title in the nearby village.
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