holdonbaby
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Hi,
My leucistic axolotl Trent is approximately 6.5-7 inches long. He is in a 20 gal reptile tank, normally filled to about 17 gallons. Water temp is around 75F/23C (slightly higher than I'd prefer it as I know they like lower temps but I can't afford a chiller). I've had him since September 2015; I'd approximate that he's a little under a year old as I got him when he was very small. He's recently reached sexual maturity, as was indicated by grey finger and toe tips, and I'm 95% certain he's male.
As he's matured, I've noticed several changes in his eating habits. In order to provide him with the best nutrition possible and keep him at a healthy weight, I need to know what an average body mass is for an axolotl at Trent's stage in life. I realize that it's nearly impossible to weigh an axolotl, though, so I'm thinking it may be easier to give body proportions. I.e. "head is 1.5 size of body" or something like that.
-signed a still relative axolotl newb
My leucistic axolotl Trent is approximately 6.5-7 inches long. He is in a 20 gal reptile tank, normally filled to about 17 gallons. Water temp is around 75F/23C (slightly higher than I'd prefer it as I know they like lower temps but I can't afford a chiller). I've had him since September 2015; I'd approximate that he's a little under a year old as I got him when he was very small. He's recently reached sexual maturity, as was indicated by grey finger and toe tips, and I'm 95% certain he's male.
As he's matured, I've noticed several changes in his eating habits. In order to provide him with the best nutrition possible and keep him at a healthy weight, I need to know what an average body mass is for an axolotl at Trent's stage in life. I realize that it's nearly impossible to weigh an axolotl, though, so I'm thinking it may be easier to give body proportions. I.e. "head is 1.5 size of body" or something like that.
-signed a still relative axolotl newb