Photo: I'd Like to Introduce...My First 'Lotl!

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I caved in and decided to buy her! At least...I'm pretty sure it's a her! She's about 7-10" long and has white toes, so I figured that's big enough/sexually mature where it would be easy to tell and her cloaca isn't huge, so....assuming female!

I got her from a LFS that's had her for the last few weeks (basically since I started setting up my tank) and since they STILL hadn't gotten a shipment of any smaller ones I just decided to take her (especially since it sounds like they only ever get albino and wildtype and she's fairly dark, which is what I wanted). I think they were pretty happy since she's been there awhile and I've been in every week looking at her.

Anyway! I haven't decided on a name yet...I was thinking "Champ" after the Lake Champlain monster, but that sounds more like a boy name so maybe "Nessie"...

Anyway....here are the pics of the progression of my tank as well as the pics of her enjoying her first day in it!

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Sorry for the blurriness of the photos, I do not have the greatest camera.
 
Loved the pics of your tank previously- so glad it has an inhabitant!! Congrats!!
 
I got her to eat her first worm from my hand today!

I wasn't sure if she would since she sucked up the one fish in my tank about 30 seconds after I put her in there, but I wanted to offer it just in the event she was a bit hungry.

CUTEST THING IN THE WORLD! She slurped it down like spaghetti! :D
 
A few more pics! I'm wondering if these may be more clear to people more experienced if it's actually a female or a male....
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Cute axie! But ehh, I'm pretty sure your axie is a boy... :D
 
After spending about four days in her little cave, she finally ventured out again last night!


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