gender?

[axolotl nerd]

this is my (soon to be) nine month old, mudkip. i’ve been referring to him as male and am honestly hoping he is, but i can’t tell if he’s just too young to know for sure yet. thought i’d ask all of you

 

[Chak]

Looks to be female to me. He/she has been old enough to be gendered for a while now. I honestly don't think she's a male but hey, I have a female that the breeder thought was a male. Then she laid eggs.

 

[GulfCoastAxolotls]

this is my (soon to be) nine month old, mudkip. i’ve been referring to him as male and am honestly hoping he is, but i can’t tell if he’s just too young to know for sure yet. thought i’d ask all of you
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body shape and everything would appear to be a female, but it could still be too soon to tell.

 

[axolotl nerd]

Looks to be female to me. He/she has been old enough to be gendered for a while now. I honestly don't think she's a male but hey, I have a female that the breeder thought was a male. Then she laid eggs.

must have been a real surprise !!

 

[axolotl nerd]

body shape and everything would appear to be a female, but it could still be too soon to tell.

you can’t know for sure until about 18 months, right ?

 

[GulfCoastAxolotls]

you can’t know for sure until about 18 months, right ?

generally speaking, yea. some males do show a lot sooner than that. Ive had boys that were very obvious by even 6 months old. Females are a little harder to tell sometimes and can't be 100% confirmed until they actually lay eggs. Id say its probably 80% you have a female based on the general body shape I'm seeing.

 

[Chak]

you can’t know for sure until about 18 months, right ?

I tell the gender of my axolotls when they're under 9 months. They either drop balls or they don't.

 

[axolotl nerd]

I tell the gender of my axolotls when they're under 9 months. They either drop balls or they don't.

i laughed

 

[axolotl nerd]

generally speaking, yea. some males do show a lot sooner than that. Ive had boys that were very obvious by even 6 months old. Females are a little harder to tell sometimes and can't be 100% confirmed until they actually lay eggs. Id say its probably 80% you have a female based on the general body shape I'm seeing.

good to know

 

[axolotl nerd]

better picture? looks a bit bigger here

honestly just hoping s/he’s male so i can breed

 

[Chak]

better picture? looks a bit bigger here

honestly just hoping s/he’s male so i can breed

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Still looking female to me although the bump seems to be a bit bigger. Might be a male that's just slow to show.

 

[GulfCoastAxolotls]

better picture? looks a bit bigger here

honestly just hoping s/he’s male so i can breed

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I still say female

 

[axolotl nerd]

thanks to everyone whos responded, you’ve been a huge help

 

[ArpTheAxolotl]

Maybe it is female. I thought it was a male. I don’t know, still a new Axolotl owner, lol

 

[axolotl nerd]

am i just going insane hoping he’s male or is it possible? snagged these pics while s/he was floating

apologies for poor quality and the side of my face as well as my art ipad in the background lol

 

[axolotl nerd]

s/he’s just posing now....

 

[Chak]

s/he’s just posing now....
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Starting to look male. If you want you can place him/her in with a female and see if they do a mating dance (If they're both old enough to breed)

 

[axolotl nerd]

Starting to look male. If you want you can place him/her in with a female and see if they do a mating dance (If they're both old enough to breed)

when i get the females this summer i intend to

 

[axolotl nerd]

although i’ve heard axolotls aren’t picky and can do mating dances despite being the same gender - maybe we’ll never know lol

 

[Chak]

although i’ve heard axolotls aren’t picky and can do mating dances despite being the same gender - maybe we’ll never know lol

Huh. Never heard or saw that. Good luck, I suppose.