Housing a stunted axolotl with a healthy one?

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So my friend was given an axolotl that was rescued from a bad home, and her axolotl is only about five to six inches at three years of age. The original owner didn't feed them well and fed them very little, so he has always been small. If she were to get another one, one that grew to normal length, could they be housed together or would the larger one eat the smaller, stunted one?
 
If they're more than an inch apart in size yes the bigger may eat the smaller one. Axolotls are opportunistic feeders and will snap at anything that moves, even each other. If one can fit into its mouth, it'll eat it. There have definitely been stories of lotls eating smaller tank mates.
 
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