jeneral
New member
Just out of curiosity, I wanted to ask if an axolotl with short stumpy gills has one bitten off, could it grow back nice and long if in the right conditions?
I ask because, I was looking through the pics earlier and I saw a comment about how a particular axolotl had nice long gills because it was kept in warmer water and fed well while it was growing. This made me think that if an axolotl with short, under developed gills like you might get from a dodgy pet shop had its gill's eaten by another, would they grow back long if in warmer water and well fed or would they just be stumpy again?
Please dont think that because I am asking the question I am considering cutting off the gills of my axolotls. I would/could never do that but I am just curious to know how the regeneration works. Do they grow back like the original or if given better conditions, grow back better?
I ask because, I was looking through the pics earlier and I saw a comment about how a particular axolotl had nice long gills because it was kept in warmer water and fed well while it was growing. This made me think that if an axolotl with short, under developed gills like you might get from a dodgy pet shop had its gill's eaten by another, would they grow back long if in warmer water and well fed or would they just be stumpy again?
Please dont think that because I am asking the question I am considering cutting off the gills of my axolotls. I would/could never do that but I am just curious to know how the regeneration works. Do they grow back like the original or if given better conditions, grow back better?