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Possibly gravid female axolotl and open cloaca

ohaxies

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One of my female axolotls, a golden albino named Mudkip, is confusing me. She's about 18 months old but she has looked like she has been holding eggs for months now, the lower portion of her stomach is swollen and sometimes she looks so full and bloated. Recently my spotted melanoid has been leaving spermaphore all over my aquarium and they've been picked up. Just a few minutes ago I was sitting on the floor looking up at my tank and Mudkip went swimming up to the top. That's when I noticed her cloaca was parted and looked red on the inside, she just ate some worms but I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it. I love my axolotls and it's been an interest of mine to breed them, but Mudkip has always been a little different so I'm sort of at a loss as to what's going on with her. :confused:
 

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Could you take a photo of her and your aquarium so we can see please :) From your description she may be about to lay eggs .
 

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Sorry, I just now saw the reply! I believe she is gravid and has been for months, but she will not lay her eggs even though I have different males of breeding age with her. I'll post some pictures in a moment
 
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