I think my golden albino is about to spawn

I have noticed my golden albino axie has gotten very fat. I am wondering if it would be a good idea to put her in a tank by her self so when she spawns I can put her back in her main tank and keep the eggs in the old 2 footer. The problem is I don;t know if shes fertile or not. Is there any way to tell if an axie is pregnant with fertile eggs? I know the mating precedure but I don't know when there actually fertile. Does anyone have any tips?

First of all you will have to have a male in the same tank as her. The breeding season for axolotls is usually winter/spring although spawnings at other times are quite common. You will usually observe spermatophores scattered around the tank a day or two before spawning and there is usually plenty of chasing and nudging by the adults when they are in the mood. Saying this plenty of keepers check their tank to find eggs everywhere without actually observing any of the above. I would keep a close watch on the tank and if you see any spermatophores then assume mating has taken place and move the female to the other tank. If no eggs are laid after a couple of days then put her back in the main tank and try again. Be very careful and gentle though if you are moving a female full of eggs.


Regards Neil

Have a read of this link, and read as much as you can Click on the blue highlighted words too, If she doesn't lay in the next day or so, could you post a picture of her so we can see

http://www.axolotl.org/breeding.htm

I have 2 female and 1 male axies and my male axie tried this before when I only had one female. The lats spawn was unsuccessful as there were issues with it being the firs lay. It is summer here in australia and it isn;t normal for them to reproduce though it isn;t normal to have such a fat female axie either.