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nathan
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Hello,
This is my second attempt at using the thermal shock technique to stimulate axolotls to breed, and it is looking just as unsuccessful as the first.
I kept both the male wildtype and the female leucistic at 22 Degrees C for 3 weeks, then I moved them into a tank with the water temperature at 12 Degrees C, and since then it has been fluctuating between 12 and 14.
They have been like this for 3 days now, and I have seen no spermatophores and not even any courtship behaviour.
They are both definitely sexually mature, and I am certain that I have sexed them correctly.
The Indiana University website said that daylight length is critical to induce spawnings. Apparently if I increase the day length they are more likely to spawn. Can someone please give me some more information about this, or tell me whether it worked for them or not.
Thanks heaps,
Nathan
This is my second attempt at using the thermal shock technique to stimulate axolotls to breed, and it is looking just as unsuccessful as the first.
I kept both the male wildtype and the female leucistic at 22 Degrees C for 3 weeks, then I moved them into a tank with the water temperature at 12 Degrees C, and since then it has been fluctuating between 12 and 14.
They have been like this for 3 days now, and I have seen no spermatophores and not even any courtship behaviour.
They are both definitely sexually mature, and I am certain that I have sexed them correctly.
The Indiana University website said that daylight length is critical to induce spawnings. Apparently if I increase the day length they are more likely to spawn. Can someone please give me some more information about this, or tell me whether it worked for them or not.
Thanks heaps,
Nathan