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Question: I just got given this axolotl

Rissa1980

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just another update photo. her gills havent grown but she is starting to get feathers on her gills

if you have a close look you can see bout 4 strands on her gill
 

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i really hopes your axolotl gets to grow its gills
my axie has the same problem
 

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i really hopes your axolotl gets to grow its gills
my axie has the same problem

im not sure if her will grow. she is 7 years old. im just glad she is starting to get feather. ive had her for nearly 4 months now. she has improved 100% and seems quite happy with her tank mates
 

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Glad to see she's starting to make a comeback!

thank you. im am glad aswell. i think her gills have grown a little bit. im just happy that she looks so much better then when i first got her
 

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Wow! I am impressed-she looks amazing. I can't believe she lived 7 years in bad conditions-it is so good to see her loved!
 

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hello everyone,
here is and update on Gretal the axolotl I was given Xmas day. I just went to the tank to see what they where doing and I noticed white eggs and black and white eggs. to my suprise I have 2 females laying eggs and one happened to be Gretal. I don't think she really knows what happening to her. I don't think shes going to have many as shes not that big. it will be ingesting to see what colours I will get from her. I will update some more photos after she has laid her eggs
 

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here are some photos, ive had her 6 months now
 

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My goodness what a cinderella story! She looks fantastic compared to the first page. Well done with her! Congrats on her laying eggs as well. Great to see such a turn around and to see her thriving. :D
 

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Wow what an amazing job youve done and quite the happy ending! Youve given little gretal the best 6 months of her life no doubt :)

What a great recovery
 

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Aww, her little nubby feathers are so cute!

I've heard that you can encourage an axies gills to grow longer if you keep them in still water, but I think that only works while they are young. Besides, not having a filter is such a pain!

She looks so much better now. Congrats on the babies!
 
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