Help with genders?

fins · Apr 3, 2018

Hey there. I need your opinions on the genders of my 3 axolotls, Pitaya (black), Banana (albino), and Mango (Gold). I have a suspicion that they are all boys, but I couldn’t be completely wrong. It would be great if you could give me your opinions on what you think the gender of each of them is, or even just some advice on how to determine gender.

(They look like they are struggling a bit because I had to be a bit rough to hold them for the photos, but don't worry, they are normally fine with it and am as gentle as possible.)

Bellabelloo · Apr 4, 2018

Its a little hard to be sure. I think Pitaya is a definite male, Banana a probable male and the Mango may still be too small to be sure.
I find it easiest to identify the sexes when they are photographed from the side ( as they are trundling around the tank) and from above, the body shape can be a good indicator of their sex

fins · Apr 4, 2018

Hi Julia,

Thanks so much for your help! The reason I'm asking is because I hope to breed them one day, so hopefully Mango turns out to be a girl

Here is a picture of them from the side like you recommended, if that helps.

Eternie · Apr 4, 2018

I think Pitaya and Banana are males, though Mango's back leg was in the way of me telling. One sure way you can tell if your axie is a girl or boy is that males develop a bulge behind the back legs, females do not have this bulge.

Biev · Apr 7, 2018

Mango's tail is really short though, so I would bet female : )

Bellabelloo · Apr 7, 2018

Mango has potential to be female....but she is still in my opinion too small to reliably sex. give them another few months and it'll be easier to see.

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