Sexing chart?

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Okay, other than the boy bump (which I'm still waiting on;;;)) does anyone have a side by side comparison it birds eye view comparison? turns out Stanley might be a girl, but he's still pretty young, 5-6 months, but he matured quickly, he's about 8 inches. So who knows. Anyways, just asking for advice.

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The "boy bump" is the biggest give away sign. But you can also tell by head shapes. Boys have longer narrower heads - girls are broader and rounder :)
 
The "boy bump" is the biggest give away sign. But you can also tell by head shapes. Boys have longer narrower heads - girls are broader and rounder :)

Girls also tend to be a bit rounder in the stomach, as a standard. It's not really a reliable method for sexing an axolotl, though. Since that "egg bulge" might just end up being the axolotl equivalent of a beer gut.
 
All axies are different, but in general boys are 'barrel' shaped and have narrower heads, girls are 'pear-shaped' and have wider heads. But the bump is the most reliable sign (or the depositing of spermatophores or eggs!)
 
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