Lorzo
New member
Good evening axolotl enthusiasts,
I have 3 axolotl, two wild and a goldie. I raised them from eggs and they are all living quite happily in my tank. While I was raising them I had to leave for another country for 6 weeks through my work and my parents took over the responsibility for me. When I arrived home I was glad to see they had made it 6 weeks unscathed... well almost. My goldie appears to have gotten a little too close to my Godzilla lotl and lost it's arm up to the elbow. I've been home a while now and it doesn't seem to have grown back at all. I know it is suggested that axolotl that don't grow back limbs well should be culled when young but I couldn't kill the wee thing now when I've grown so attached. My question to you lot is can my lotl live a reasonably normal life one arm down? It doesn't seem to affect the wee thing, it's only really noticeable when it's trying to flip round as it can't pull itself round with its arm.
Or perhaps a better question is am I being too hasty and writing off the possibility of it growing back? How long does the average limb take to grow back in a juvenile?
Here are some details:
Hatched 10/05
Arm lost approximately end of June/beginning of July
Feed blood worms with a mix of hoppers, maggots and small worms as a treat
Thanks
Lauren
I have 3 axolotl, two wild and a goldie. I raised them from eggs and they are all living quite happily in my tank. While I was raising them I had to leave for another country for 6 weeks through my work and my parents took over the responsibility for me. When I arrived home I was glad to see they had made it 6 weeks unscathed... well almost. My goldie appears to have gotten a little too close to my Godzilla lotl and lost it's arm up to the elbow. I've been home a while now and it doesn't seem to have grown back at all. I know it is suggested that axolotl that don't grow back limbs well should be culled when young but I couldn't kill the wee thing now when I've grown so attached. My question to you lot is can my lotl live a reasonably normal life one arm down? It doesn't seem to affect the wee thing, it's only really noticeable when it's trying to flip round as it can't pull itself round with its arm.
Or perhaps a better question is am I being too hasty and writing off the possibility of it growing back? How long does the average limb take to grow back in a juvenile?
Here are some details:
Hatched 10/05
Arm lost approximately end of June/beginning of July
Feed blood worms with a mix of hoppers, maggots and small worms as a treat
Thanks
Lauren