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Colour change

This is a discussion on Colour change within the Axolotl Eggs, Larvae & Breeding forums, part of the Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) category; I bought a leucistic over the internet that is 5 to 6 cm long and it is yellow with tiny ...

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I bought a leucistic over the internet that is 5 to 6 cm long and it is yellow with tiny spots, does it turn white with age?
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What color are its eyes?
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blue/ black just like they should be

edit he looks very similar to this.

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I believe the bigger they get the "whiter" they become because their pigment just stretches out. But that axie defiantly looks leucistic.
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