Can axolotls fire blanks so to speak?

[sheena22]

I found a spermatore with no white bit on top in my tank today, I hope it is a blank as i dont want her to have to lay any more eggs as shes only just gone through it, I check everyday and was away last night so he must of done it on the sly!

If it can be a blank fine. If not shes gonna be laying eggs if she has picked it up, i dont want her to have the eggs for her own sake, i dont have any trouble with keeping them.

So if she does lay eggs how can i keep her healthy and happy i dont want her to die of exuastion. I can feed her fatty foods like liver and lots of earthworms but i dont know if she can pull through another lot

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated, as i really love her and she is a really special axolotl xxx

 

[larn]

Has she laid eggs recently? because mine has and i'm also worried about it happening again too quickly, i really have no idea if that's even possible, if so will it have consequences?

 

[sheena22]

I think it will have consequences im going to have to seperate mine or watch them like hawks, the amount of energy and resources the axolotl uses for egg laying is a lot and i dont want her to get ill from it. Its like a person giving birth twice in a month could kill you, i think it is probably similiar for axys but who knows

 

[larn]

I have been reading up but still not got a definitive answer, perhaps it's a good idea to serperate them for a while to let the female recover. That is if you have somewhere to put her

 

[Kaysie]

I don't see why they can't, but removing spermatophores as birth control is definitely ineffective! Dozens of people here can attest to that.

Laying eggs too often in a row can stress a female to the point of death. You should consider installing a divider, or get another tank and permanently separate the two.