Black toe tips

[denise]

hello all,
i have had my axie, Milkyway, for 4 weeks now. For the last week she has had black toe tips. I read in a past thread that this is a sign of sexual maturity. Do axies reach sexual maturity around a certain age or does this just happen when their ready. I'm trying to calculate her age.

 

[brendan]

Exert from www.axolotl.org/breeding.htm

Axolotls can reach sexual maturity anywhere between 5 months and several years, depending on frequency and quality of food, and the water temperature and conditions in which the animals are kept. My personal record for a fully mature male is just under 6 months (at 25 cm or 10 inches).

Axolotls generally begin to mature once they have reached about 18 cm (7 inches) in total length. Females tend to take a little longer to mature than males (usually a difference of a month or two). The Biology Page has a great deal of information about sexing axolotls and their sexual maturity.


for more info on axies check out

www.axolotl.org

Also for more info on sexual maturity and breeding and so forth check the top link.
hope that helps

(Message edited by brendan on February 02, 2005)