Introduced two axolotls wow!

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it Looked like they were going to eat each other, removed the divider i bought jjust in case.

They are Rubbing themselves all over each other and in less than half an hour a spermatore has appeared and he wont leave her alone! So cute so glad i did it :)

I have actually seen the 'waggy tail' thing now when they are getting a bit you know....

Really fascinating their behaviour together, she never moves a lot now shes moving loads, she must really like her new mate :)

So happy mums making me watch them like a hawk! xx:happy:
 
They sound adorable. It's exciting for them and for you, though maybe in different ways!
 
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had that same experience today, i was worried about introducing them and they might injure each other, but what i seen was as if they were enjoying introducing themselves to each other, it seemed playful and they were definetly in a heightened state, so i turned the lights off and put the blue moonlights on, decided to check on them 5 minutes later, turned light back on and the male had produced a spermaphore and was surrounding her with it, awesome to watch
 
Pretty much exactly what i saw how lovely we could both see our axies like that :) so glad we put them together xxx
 
I wonder...

My axies have grown up with each other from when they were just 2.5 inches long. They've been sexually mature for about 2 months now, and I clearly have a male and a female... but I haven't seen any mating behavior yet! I don't really care if they do or not (although it would be cool), but it seems like if you introduce a male and a female for the first time as adults they go crazy for each other!

Do you think mine are just less eager to mate due to familiarity with each other?
 
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I dont think it would be to do with that, it just seemed everything fell in place really, temp change etc. How old are they ? X
 
My guess... probably just under a year. I'm not sure how old they were when I got them this summer but they were young juveniles.
 
hacelepues said:
My guess... probably just under a year. I'm not sure how old they were when I got them this summer but they were young juveniles.
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Okay give them some time and they will, it seems to be when the temp drops or gets hotter they breed, but you never know when they may breed :)

The suggested time for females is 12-18 months to breed the longer the better as it puts a lot of strain on the lotl, i thought mine was going to die and shes a beast whos well over a year old, but shes absolutely fine :) x
 
Ran into this post looking for info on introducing a new axie to a tank...You never know... it may be the difference between the cute guy/gal you grew up with and the "new" cute guy/gal at work... one is a bit more exciting than the other ;) I'm getting Itzy a tank mate Monday... I'm super excited! He looks so lonely in that big 55gal with just a few guppies to keep him company (until he eats them!) I haven't found anything yet on it, but is there a preferred male/female ratio for axies? and do you just put them in like fish after the temp has equalized?
 
Hi Camidria :)

Providing the tank is big enough and your water conditions are good put the axolotl in the tank (if you got it in a bag or tub) For about 15 minutes slowly adding the tank water to the bag like you would do with fish :)

It is recommended by a lot of users on here that the other axie is big enough so that they cant eat each others head, because mistakes do happen :)

I really dont think there is a male to female ratio to be considered at all but I might be wrong, if you have any questions dont hesistate to ask its so exciting :)xxxx
 
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