Question: Deformed foot?

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I picked my fourth axolotl up from the pet store yesterday, and the poor little guy has 6 toes on one of his front foot and also on his back. I wanted to check that this is just a deformation and not anything like an illness I should worry about. He's very happy and enjoy's all the room he has to swim around in with Sek :)

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Hi
It could be old injuries that grew back wrong. My wild now has a bacwards back foot and 6 toes on her other back foot.
He should do fine even with his extra toes.

Can we have a full pic of him? (just because i'd like to see him :D)

Mel
 
hes a very cute Golden, I think I've got a secret craving for a golden...

Don't worry about feet, mine has merged tows on one rear leg, I think limb deformations are very common.

There are some guys here with axies with just 1 toe who are very happy.
 
I too would not worry about this deformation if it is not causing any distress. I wonder if your axolotl is a leucistic fed on carotenoid rich food rather than a golden. Does it have black eyes?
 
oceanblue said:
I too would not worry about this deformation if it is not causing any distress. I wonder if your axolotl is a leucistic fed on carotenoid rich food rather than a golden. Does it have black eyes?
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Alonzo has blue eyes. He also has one pupil that is heart shaped! :D
 
Blue eyes mean black pigment so this is a leucistic or if no reflective pigment a melanoid leucistic, not a golden which have pinkish eyes. It's still a very nice looking axolotl!
 
oceanblue said:
Blue eyes mean black pigment so this is a leucistic or if no reflective pigment a melanoid leucistic, not a golden which have pinkish eyes. It's still a very nice looking axolotl!
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I agree completely.
Well... about the nice looking part anyway. I didn't know any of that other stuff.
 
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