axolotl nerd
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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
body shape and everything would appear to be a female, but it could still be too soon to tell.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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must have been a real surprise !!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.
you can’t know for sure until about 18 months, right ?body shape and everything would appear to be a female, but it could still be too soon to tell.
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.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.you can’t know for sure until about 18 months, right ?
i laughedI tell the gender of my axolotls when they're under 9 months. They either drop balls or they don't.
good to knowgenerally 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.
Still looking female to me although the bump seems to be a bit bigger. Might be a male that's just slow to show.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 femalebetter picture? looks a bit bigger here
honestly just hoping s/he’s male so i can breed
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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)s/he’s just posing now....
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when i get the females this summer i intend toStarting 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)
Huh. Never heard or saw that. Good luck, I suppose.although i’ve heard axolotls aren’t picky and can do mating dances despite being the same gender - maybe we’ll never know lol