blueberlin
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Hi all,
My "larvae" aren't larvae anymore. As a matter of fact, I am wondering at which point one stops calling them juvenile and starts recognizing them as adults (and isn't that every parent's problem?). Ergo my question: the axolotls are variously between 15 and 20 cm long. Their (wild type) toe tips are white and the males are obviously male. Now I am wondering, are they too obviously male? Could it be that their cloacae are not just pronounced, but swollen - i.e., they are ready, willing, and able to reproduce? Here I was smirkingly thinking that at least two of "my" axolotls are well endowed; now I am concerned for the safety of their sisters.
The females are most definitely too young to breed (my opinion, not necessarily nature's dictate). I have them all in the same aquarium. I would prefer not to let a clutch of eggs be the first sign that it is time to separate them. Can someone advise me? The little darlings hatched on April 20, 2008, and so are now pretty much exactly 8 months old.
Thanks in advance,
-Eva
My "larvae" aren't larvae anymore. As a matter of fact, I am wondering at which point one stops calling them juvenile and starts recognizing them as adults (and isn't that every parent's problem?). Ergo my question: the axolotls are variously between 15 and 20 cm long. Their (wild type) toe tips are white and the males are obviously male. Now I am wondering, are they too obviously male? Could it be that their cloacae are not just pronounced, but swollen - i.e., they are ready, willing, and able to reproduce? Here I was smirkingly thinking that at least two of "my" axolotls are well endowed; now I am concerned for the safety of their sisters.
The females are most definitely too young to breed (my opinion, not necessarily nature's dictate). I have them all in the same aquarium. I would prefer not to let a clutch of eggs be the first sign that it is time to separate them. Can someone advise me? The little darlings hatched on April 20, 2008, and so are now pretty much exactly 8 months old.
Thanks in advance,
-Eva