Small gills and an extra leg, help please.

Hello my axie hugo has had an extra leg since i got him and im woundering if its anything to worry about? he allso seems to have smaller gills than many axies i see, what would be causeing that?

He looks fine to me, I don't think his extra limb will be a problem He looks lovely.

wow, i have never seen an axie with an extra limb before

thanks, i just seen pics with axys with huge plumes of gills, and just worried he was inadequately equipped lol. his leg is puzzaling, its got 2 well defined toes on it, i i think he might be trying to grow another one on the other side. i might end up with a 6 legged axy lol

My axie (who you can see in my avatar picture) doesn't have huge plumey gills either. I figure they are kinda like people or any other animal. They all ahve their own characteristics. Some bigger, some smaller, some darker, some lighter, etc.

The extra leg is kinda intruiging though.

Regeneration isn't an exact process. Sometimes injuries can trigger regeneration, even if there wasn't an amputation. I've seen multiple toes, legs, and once, I caught a newt with two tails.

I just googled this as my Axie also has an extra limb. I found both your thread and also some info from wikipedia as pasted below. I found the transplant statement very interesting and scary at the same time. imagining scientists performing transplants

The feature of the salamander that attracts most attention is its healing ability: the axolotl does not heal by scarring and is capable of the regeneration of entire lost appendages in a period of months, and, in certain cases, more vital structures. Some have indeed been found restoring the less vital parts of their brains. They can also readily accept transplants from other individuals, including eyes and parts of the brain—restoring these alien organs to full functionality. In some cases, axolotls have been known to repair a damaged limb as well as regenerating an additional one, ending up with an extra appendage that makes them attractive to pet owners as a novelty.

Wow, I've never seen an axie with 5 legs That's no neat! :happy: Beautiful axie none the less <3 It'll be interesting to see if he does end up growing a 6th leg! You've got one special axie!