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axolover703

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Hello all! So I've had my axolotl, Andrew, for a few months now. I got him when he was quite small and he's grown quite a lot since! I've just been referring to him as male to avoid confusion, but I feel that he's big enough now that I should be able to tell his sex, but I simply don't know. Is my axie male of female? Thanks! (forgive me for the poor picture quality)
 

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How old is he? I don't believe you can tell really till they're a year old, till then they all kind of look female.
 
axolover703

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I'm not really sure how old he is, because I don't know how old he was when I first got him. He's about 4 inches long rn. I've had him for a couple months (thanks for the quick reply btw!)
 
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Hi ya, generally it's tough to sex them at this size but having said that it does look like your axolotl may be developing male genitalia. (Slight bump behind back legs) I guess the only way to really tell is buy keeping an eye on him? To see if he develops.
 
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