Question: How long?

[tfmreefs]

How long does it take for...
- them to hatch
- The larva to get front legs
-The adults to hit sexual maturity?

Thanks! I have searched alot on this, but cant fins a straight answer...
-Tanner

 

[sabre]

Have you read these?

Axolotls - Breeding Axolotls Successfully
Axolotls - Rearing from Egg to Adult

They look to be good jumping off points. I'm still researching axies myself so I can't be of any more help really. But it does seem to depend on variables like temperature and conditioning.

 

[racheljritchie]

My eggs took 2 - 3 weeks to hatch
sexual maturity i think is aprox 18 months? i could be wrong..however i had mine together since they were bought and i have had them now 2.5 years they only bred for the first time last month

 

[layna]

How long does it take for...
- them to hatch
- The larva to get front legs
-The adults to hit sexual maturity?

MY eggs took between 18 and 21 days for them all to hatch, i think the general rule is if they havent all hatched by 28 days, they probs wont.
They usually start getting their leg buds within a couple of weeks and you can see them with a magnifying glass, after that they just keep growing they generally have some form of front leg by 4 weeks
Sexual maturity depends on each lotl but it can take anywhere between 1 year and 2.
The usual sign of sexual maturity is; if its a dark lotl, the toes get lighter.
If its a light lotl the toes get darker.

 

[Kerry M]

I have read that male axolotls can reach sexual maturity from 6 months, females from 8-9 months.

I used those two links (above) as guidance when rearing my larvae and found the info very reliable.

 

[layna]

I have read that male axolotls can reach sexual maturity from 6 months, females from 8-9 months.

I used those two links (above) as guidance when rearing my larvae and found the info very reliable.

Haha my lotls must just be slow, my oldest is 7 months my younger ones 4 and none of them can be sexed yet, they all look the same, guess ill have to keep waiting

 

[tfmreefs]

Thanks every one! This forum is extremely helpful!