Are these mucus spots?

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Hello everyone, I'm just wondering if my axolotl has a mucus spot on his head. Theres also some weird greenish spots on his tail, is this just coloring? Thanks (Just tested water and everything looks fine, and my axie is a great eater. Water is usually near a 70 and never goes above that.)
 

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Try to get clearer pics... that one is too dark to see what you are talking about.
I'm just speculating, but you may just be seeing some normal lighter gray highlights that black melanoids sometimes have on parts of their face and body.
A trained eye can tell the difference between a normal marking, and a slime coat issue, etc. So definitely get some clearer pics :happy:
 
Sorry, my ipad doesn't take very good pics! But I hope this is sufficient!
 

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It's still a little hard to see, but if it is not raised, then it is probably fine. It looks like the lighter areas that melanoids commonly have on their face and body. My Toothless has the same markings. She has big light colored lips which makes her look comical and extra adorable! Her belly is a light gray, while her upper body is black.
You also mentioned green spots on the tail. If you like you can try to get a photo of that too.
 
How funny! (The same names!) here's a picture of the tail
 

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AxolotlLove327 said:
How funny! (The same names!) here's a picture of the tail
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Those look like normal spots that melanoids will commonly have, because they are a color variation of wild types. And so they retain some spotting.
Think of black panthers.. even though they are black, you can still see spots on their coats.:happy:
 
Whew, what a relief! Thanks. Also, is a constant 70 (and sometimes a 68 or 69) too warm for him?
 
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Whew, what a relief! Thanks. Also, is a constant 70 (and sometimes a 68 or 69) too warm for him?
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A little cooler would be better. A fan could reduce the temperature by a few degrees.
 
Like keiko said, cooler would be better. Keep a close watch on the temp when we get into the summer again.
 
Toothless seems to be THE name for black axolotls.......my daughter has one too.....that leaves me still trying to name mine......six months old and still nameless!!
 
charleybambino said:
Toothless seems to be THE name for black axolotls.......my daughter has one too.....that leaves me still trying to name mine......six months old and still nameless!!
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Lol, I know. There is always Black Beauty!
 
charleybambino said:
Toothless seems to be THE name for black axolotls.......my daughter has one too.....that leaves me still trying to name mine......six months old and still nameless!!
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Well Toothless and Nameless go pretty well together. :wink:
 
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