Photo: Limbless Larvae

[orgoca]

I care for four very healthy juveniles. Recently while in a pet fair, I saw a big tank with lots of larvaes. They differed in size heavily. Looking closer I noticed this particularly small axo that had no limbs ( I assume because of sibling hunger/bullying). I felt bad for the little guy and decided to adopt it.

Is it naive to think I can manage to raise him to a healthy adult? It seems a bit out of balance (mainly since it has no limbs), freakishly small (less than one inch) but otherwise healthy, moving around and eating enough.

I am raising it in a small beta tank by itself ( my other axos would find it the easiest snack they've ever had). See pictures bellow.:

Any suggestions, thoughts, etc?

 

[Neil C]

Small axolotls grow back limbs very quickly. You have every chance of raising it to adulthood. Very pretty colouring it has too.



Regards Neils

 

[Cheylee]

Like Neil said he will do just fine. My black Axolotl was missing her front leg when i got her and now she is such a fat, and healthy adult/mama Axolotl.

 

[orgoca]

You guys are very right.. Thx. When I got it, that generation was 3 months old and it was nearly an inch in lenght. 5 days of proper feeding and care for (plus no bullying from bigger siblings) and the little guy is growing and recovering at impressive rates. I can begin to see toes in one of the hind feet and hes grown at least and 1/8 of an inch. I think this well be a very healthy adult axolotl. And a special one too... THX