Tiger salamander or axolotl?

[aimee]

Having never owned any type of salamander (getting my first axie this week! Yay!!!!), I was just curious if there is any reliable way to tell the difference between a young axie and tiger salamander. Also, does anyone know how large a tiger salamander gets before morphing? Not a life or death question..i was just curious

 

[ros]

Hi Aimee

the following sites has info, etc. required regarding axolotls & salamanders;
http://www.axolotl.org/index.htm
http://www.axolotl.org/tiger_salamander.htm
I suggest reading them before getting an axolotl or tiger salamander.

 

[jennifer]

It can sometimes be difficult to tell them apart based solely on appearance. The best way to tell them apart is SOURCE. Since axolotls are captive bred, they are likely to be sold small, and likely to include color variants. Tiger sal larvae are often sold at larger size and will all be gray/brown. Tiger sals are usually cheaper.

There is huge variation in the size of tiger sals at morph. They can morph at 3-4 inches, or be foot-long monsters like the one in the photo at the second link Ros gave.