Question: Sexually mature

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So is this the start of maturity or something else?
 

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The dark toe tips? No. It just means they have dark toe tips!

Sexual maturity is usually when they reach around 8"+ in length, the males' cloaca swells, and they start to get a little lumpy in the jawline.
 
Oh ok everything i found said it was a maturity thing and it just started so i was hoping that's what it was the one pictured is 6 in so i guess I have to keep waiting
 
Does this count as stolen and lumpy face?
 

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I am still new but his cloaca does look swollen to me ... How old is he? Every lotl grows at its own rate.
 
I'm not sure how old he/she is, but from the looks of these pictures, I'd say that your axolotl appears to be female (for now...haha).
 
Thanks for the help guys. .I was thinking it was female too it's even more round .. she (piglet) is about 7 months old I also have a wild that is about 10 or 11 months that looks to be a male but he wouldn't give me the money shot to show but he has white toes and they told me when i got him he was a male :)
 
Size is also a factor, not just age. How long are your axies? I thougt I had MMFF with my 4, but have FFFM instead! Toe tips do not mean anything either way.

Your photos look female to me, and the face is still too 'cute' to be mature. Have a look at some of the pics of older axies (12months+) and you'll see what I mean - like when boys start to get squarer in the jaw!
 
It's less a sign of maturity and probably closer to them starting puberty. You got a pimply faced teen lotl!

I've had some show signs of being a boy quite young, but there's no way to tell for sure you have a female unless she's about 2 years old or she's had eggs.
 
Uh oh here comes the rebellion stage then lol they better behave themselves.. they are all about 7 inches long:proud:
 
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