Hey! New owner and need advice.

That's one thing. I don't really see any poop. And Phillips just looks bloated. But she's acting completely normal to what she normally acts. When I first got them I could clearly see the poop. But since the sand I HAVNT seen much. On top of that I noticed today that stanly is MUCH longer than Phyllis. They were the exact same size. But it looks like she's getting thicker and he's getting longer. I have been testing daily, and everything looks normal. Compared to that photo his tail isn't bent at the tip. His starts a drastic bend after his legs. Even when he's moving its like that. So should I just stop over thinking this and let it go its way? He has no colour changes. No damage to his gills. A low flow filter.
After all. They are supposedly hardy creatures that don't need that much attention right? I mean. My mums tank was outside. Had fish and yabbies with them. And they lived for like 10years. Maybe I'm just over thinking it
 
I do water checks daily. I'm not really seeing poops. Not really since the change. I've also noticed something else. My female is a bit chubby. And my male has grown quite a bit. They were the same length but now he's about a centimetre longer than her(might explain his change) the bend isn't the tip it's more behind his legs. Making him more of a c shape. Maybe I'm just worried because I'm a new owner. For all I know this could all be normal. Him growing with his tank(like some fish do) and maybe he's just more slender aswell. While the wild type might just be chunky. I doubt pregnant. I've not seen any nudging or dancing or sperm thingies. But as I said. I'm probably just reading into this more than I should. New owner. Big worries I guess
 
The tail thing, which way does his tail bend? Any chance you could post some photos? Any chance it's bending up? If so then it's normal and amusingly referred to as a "tail boner" Silly Axolotls
Stanley could also have been acting a bit off if he was having a bit of a growth spurt. It doesn't always make them eat more, which is what I would expect them to do to get the energy for growth.
As for size, I think Samantha mentioned before about the body being around the same width as the head, but be aware that the male and female won't look the same as the females tend to be rounder. It may be worth posting some pics of Phyllis as well. She may just have eaten a lot recently, or she may need to poop. Pictures will help us and the more experienced keepers get to the bottom of the problem. I'm sure it's nothing major, but all of us newbies get concerned about the health of our axolotls, so it is always good to be on the safe side by getting the opinions of the experienced keepers.
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He's in his cave atm and it's almost midnight but there's him
It just bends to his left. Not up
 

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And here's her. I'll upload more after work or school tomorrow
 

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Phyllis look fine to me. My wild type juvenile, who is around 16cm long, is exactly the same. That one gets called Chunky Monkey and is quite solid. Don't forget that having a male and female together in a tank is, at some point, going to lead to eggs, so unless you want to end up looking after a lot of babies, you may want to consider a divider.
We can have a look at some more pictures later, and try to work out what might be bothering Stanley. He looks so cute in his hide. :happy:
 
Ooops.....:blush:
I guess that means that Stanley was fine and started being a bit more sociable recently. :happy:
You might still want to think about a divider for the tank. ;)
 
I actually bought them to breed. Since coming to Sweden and missing most my mates. Stopping drinking. And buying a place I wanted a hobby. I used to breed fish when I was younger. Started with mollies. And got progressively harder to breed species of fish. Ended up trading them for an exotic salt water fish tank and doing it with them. Made 3k off it by 15 and started with birds. I loved breeding. I loved the effort, watching them grow, watching each step and the processes. It's one of the few things i still get really excited about. So i thought I'd try doing it again. Though, this isn't as hard as some of the other species I've done.
 
In that case then - congratulations! :D
Axolotl babies are some of the most adorable little things (so please post lots of pictures).
Best of luck and please keep us posted on your progress. :happy:
 
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