How to Get a Blue Axolotl in Minecraft

The axolotl is one of the cutest and most interesting creatures in the colorful world of Minecraft server hosting. The Blue Axolotl is the rarest and most sought-after type of these water-loving pets. You can't find it naturally in caves as you can with other hues; you need to be patient, prepare ahead, and hope for the best. This guide tells you exactly how to identify, breed, and take care of these unusual animals.

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What Makes the Blue Axolotl Special?

In Minecraft, axolotls come in five possible colors: pink (leucistic), brown (wild), gold, cyan, and blue. The first four colors spawn naturally in lush cave biomes. The Blue Axolotl, however, is unique, it cannot spawn on its own in the wild. The only legitimate way to obtain it in survival mode is through breeding.

The odds of breeding a Blue Axolotl naturally are extremely low - only 1 in 1,200 babies will be blue. This tiny chance makes it one of the rarest passive mobs in the entire game.

Where to Find Axolotls in Minecraft

Before breeding for blue, you’ll need at least two axolotls of any color. Here’s how to find them:

• Locate a lush cave biome: Lush caves generate underground and are usually marked on the surface by azalea trees. Dig beneath these trees to discover a lush cave.

• Search for water pools: Axolotls spawn in water blocks inside these caves, usually above clay blocks and in complete darkness.

• Bring a bucket: To catch an axolotl, right-click on it with a Water Bucket to scoop it up. Carry at least two axolotls to your base to start breeding.

How to Breed Axolotls

Once you have two axolotls in a safe enclosure, you’ll need to feed them to breed. Axolotls only breed when fed with Buckets of Tropical Fish (not the raw fish item).

1) Build an enclosure with water blocks to keep the axolotls comfortable and prevent them from wandering off.

2) Use a bucket of tropical fish on each adult axolotl. They will enter “Love Mode".

3) After a few seconds, a baby axolotl will appear near the parents.

How to Breed a Blue Axolotl

Here’s where the challenge comes in. Each baby has a 99.917% chance to match one of its parents’ colors, and a 0.083% chance to be blue instead.

Tips to improve your odds:

• Breed in bulk: Keep multiple adult axolotls to breed as many babies as possible at once.

• Farm tropical fish: Tropical fish can be found in warm ocean biomes. Catch them with buckets, you’ll need a steady supply.

• Speed up growth: Baby axolotls take about 20 minutes to mature. Feeding them more tropical fish makes them grow faster, allowing you to expand your breeding pool sooner.

Time and Patience

Breeding attempts have a cooldown of about 5 minutes per axolotl. Be ready to repeat the process hundreds of times if you want to get the rare blue variant naturally. Many players build large breeding farms and automate tropical fish collection to make this grind easier.

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How To Spawn A Blue Axolotl With Commands

If you prefer not to wait, Minecraft also lets you summon a Blue Axolotl instantly using commands (cheats must be enabled):

• Java Edition:

/summon minecraft:axolotl ~ ~ ~ {Variant:4}

• Bedrock Edition:

/summon axolotl ~ ~ ~ minecraft:entity_born

IMPORTANT

Keep in mind: using commands disables achievements in that world

Breeding More Blue Axolotls

When you finally get your first Blue Axolotl, your work gets easier. If you breed a Blue Axolotl with any other axolotl, the baby has a 50% chance to be blue. Breeding two Blue Axolotls guarantees blue babies every time.

Result

The Blue Axolotl is Minecraft’s rarest axolotl variant, which you can’t find naturally: you must breed regular axolotls with tropical fish for a slim chance to get one, or summon it instantly using a command.

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