Question: Swollen Testicles why?

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Hi
How old is this axolotl. Do you know if its male or female?

Mel
 
He is male and about 9 months old
 
If he's definitely male, I cant quite tell from the pic. Then i think he could possibly be dropping spermatophores. It doesn't look like anything un natural to me.
So dont worry!
(altho this picture reminds me of my gold female when she picked up some spermatophore!!)
Mel
 
Thank you,I shall let you know how things develop :happy:
 
Ok firstly they are not testies that is the axolotls cloaca, Which as shown by the photo is swollen, which means he is a male.
Mefly is probably right about the spermatophores.
So i would say that your axolotl has hit sexual maturity.
Brad:cool:
 
BTW, I have to say that it's just rude to take pictures like that and post them on the internet! How embarrassed your axolotl must be!

I'm actually jealous of all of the amazing photos that people post on this site. I don't have the right camera to get this quality.

Also, the photographic record that is available here is a great resource.
 
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