selenaelise
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Hi! I have a question about my axolotls. I didn't get them from a breeder, I rescued them from a woman locally who wasn't properly taking care of them. I initially only wanted one but ended up with two, a male, and a female. I got them in July and was told they were 5 months old, and wouldn't reach sexual maturity until they were about a year and a half(ish) old. About a week ago they kindly laid me some eggs. The eggs are fine.. but it looks like the parents may not be. I put a tank divider in about 4 days ago. I read somewhere on here that they can lay 15 days apart? (not sure how accurate that is lol). Neither of them have eaten since then and they spend all their time looking at eachother through the screen, and trying to swim under and around to get to each other. It kind of hurts me to see.. they've been together their whole lives and I think they miss each other. would it be cruel to keep them apart? or would putting them back together stress her if she tries to lay more eggs? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.