My first axololt!!!

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alex

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my first axololt
going to set up a bigger tank for him soon
if everything goes well, will get a mate for him soon. By the way, how to ident their sexes?


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(Message edited by jennewt on March 29, 2004)
 
That's a cute one.

Sexing them is easier after they reach adulthood, because the females are much more round that the males due to the placement of their ovaries, while the area around the male's cloaca grows large, looking like testes.
 
if its over 8 inches theres a good chance its female. if its male you'll see a more swollen cloaca as it reaches maturity. it would almost look like a lumpy bag around the anal opening.
i find the cloaca swells in males at around 8 inches. im not quoting anything iv'e read, just an observation.
yours is very attractive.
 
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