Appropriate weight

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Hey y'all, I was feeling pretty good about his weight, but I was talking to the person I got mine from and she said he was fat. Thoughts? Sorry for the poor picture quality, he was very squirmy. He's about a year and a half old, approximately 12 inches long. I usually feed him either a latge worm (or a couple of smaller ones) or pellets every other day. He doesn't poop very often, but is ALWAYS hungry. 10 minutes after I feed him, he's begging for food again.
 

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He looks a bit plump but not obese. Axolotls will tend to stop eating when they’re full, so it’s hard to get them to be obese. Your goal should be for his body to be the same width as his head.
 
Looks perfectly fine.

I cant tell sex from this angle.

Always feed until full or they will find non food things to eat.
 
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