lifespan

I would imagine Jacq knows better than I do.

All I can do is tell you what all the books say, and that is that they live, on average, to around 15 years. Although one in France apparently lived to be 25.
 
WOW!! thats a long time
how big do they get when they hit that age? x
 
I lost my original axolotl last year. (RIP)
He was purchased as a two inch long neonate in 1998.

Reports tend to vary but anywhere from 7 to 25 years have been reported.

I have read that actively breeding females do not live as long as solitary males, but this was anecdotal, unsubstantiated data.
 
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