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Kaysie

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So many of you probably know, I have a melanoid male (of unknown parentage), and an eyeless female (probably recessive for leucistic and axanthic). Evidently she's not as eyeless as I thought (as you might know, the eyeless gene brings with it inherent sterility). I'm now the proud grandma of about 70 eggs. I've been totally neglecting the critter room lately, and came back to do water changes and feeding today when I noticed a few eggs. I combed the tank and pulled out about 70.

A few weeks ago, I sold off the other 3 males that were in the tank. I'm surprised that with 4 males in the tank, I didn't get eggs sooner.

D'oh. I've never actually tried to breed my axolotls, as I feel there are too many of them. But I guess through my neglect, I have anyway.

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  • Shane douglas:
    with axolotls would I basically have to keep buying and buying new axolotls to prevent inbred breeding which costs a lot of money??
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  • Thorninmyside:
    Not necessarily but if you’re wanting to continue to grow your breeding capacity then yes. Breeding axolotls isn’t a cheap hobby nor is it a get rich quick scheme. It costs a lot of money and time and deditcation
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    @Thorninmyside, I Lauren chen
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    Would Chinese fire belly newts be more or less inclined towards an aquatic eft set up versus Japanese . I'm raising them and have abandoned the terrarium at about 5 months old and switched to the aquatic setups you describe. I'm wondering if I could do this as soon as they morph?
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