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Question: Axolotls siblings or no?

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Hello everyone I was reading on here and saw a post where someone was talking about inbreeding now I got my axies from a guy on Craig's list and he said that they where bought as a breeding pair with the intention of doing so I didn't think to ask and im probably stuck in the unknown they look almost identical so is there a way to find out if there siblings or not
 

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There's really no way to know without knowing where they came from. If in doubt, I wouldn't breed them. Are they even old enough to sex? I can't really tell how big they are from the picture.
 
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If they are old enough it's probably just barely and I don't know how iv looked into it but still don't understand very well they look to be 5 to 6 inches i wouldn't have them together but that's how they came to me so I didn't want to separate them and they seem to enjoy each other's company I know you shouldn't let them breed in till the female is well into her maturity im going to get a light for the tank to help get good pictures
 

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So for safety if I do want to breed then wait till I can sex them and get another axolotl should I stay with the same coloration or can I mix match
 
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