Welcome home, little one!

[Jzehr125]

I just got my first axolotl - an approx. 2 month old, 2 inch gfp golden albino. I'm so excited to have my little one, my first axolotl, and to be able to watch him/her grow up.

Here he/she is Inside the 3oz cup that I used to scoop him/her out of the shipping water.

The little one in the tank. You can see the GFP a bit on his/her back.

Again, you can see some of the GFP. Such little legs!!!!

Saying hi to the camera.

I'm still working on a name. I figured I'd go for a surname, as they can work for either gender. So far, I'm partial to:

Moriarty - expert navigator
Sheridan - searcher or long-lived treasure
Halloran - stranger from across the sea. I'm partial to this one.
Xanthos - yellow
I also found a few normal unisex names that I liked:
Heulyn – Ray of sun
Ailin – Rock
Cadhla – beautiful/handsome
Reilly – courageous, valiant
Aeron – battle ending

Decisions, decisions!

 

[The Banana]

Oh how cute!
Good luck with him/her, I hope he has a long and happy life with you.

Heulyn – Ray of sun

I like that. It is Beautiful.

 

[martasauce]

Moriarty - expert navigator

I vote Moriarty. Not expert navigator but Sherlock Holmes' nemesis.

 

[The Banana]

Haha.. you should start a little pole Jzehr125.

 

[Erzs]

Oh my goodness it's hard to imagine they start out that small! Especially when they turn into the heffalumps I have now!

Moriarty - expert navigator
Heulyn – Ray of sun
Cadhla – beautiful/handsome

I really like those names! I hope you find one to suit! =] And I agree with Sarah a poll could be good!

 

[Jzehr125]

A poll might be good - I'm so indecisive, lol! Just gave the little guy some bloodworms, looked just like he was slurping up spaghetti! Gotta love the doggy paddle swim too.

So far, from the different people I've talked to and your "votes" I have:

Moriarty - 3
Heulyn - 2
Ailin - 1
Cadhla - 1
Halloran - 1

 

[Kaysie]

Enjoy it while it's little! They grow up fast.

 

[Jzehr125]

I'm sure so! I'm excited to watch him/her grow. I'm sure it's rewarding to watch something so little gain the splendor of an adult and know that you're the one that got it there.

 

[Morrison]

Aww *melting*
So cute. They're so adorable when they're that size.
I also like the name Reilly (How do you pronounce it actually? Is it like "raley" or "really" (lol) or "gwophopfr" (don't know how to type it, lol)

 

[Jzehr125]

Thanks!

I think it's "RY-lee" but that's just my guess.

 

[zoezakella]

cute cute cute!!!

Sorry to be odd one out but I like Xanthos

 

[Jzehr125]

Thanks! You're actually not the odd one out, one of my friends said Xanthos yesterday too. It's so hard to pick names.

Updated "totals:"

Moriarty - 3
Heulyn - 2
Xanthos - 2
Ailin - 1
Cadhla - 1
Halloran - 1
Reilly - 1

 

[Ken Worthington]

"Reilly" would rhyme with "Wile E", as in the coyote that was always out-smarted by 'Roadrunner' (Good ol' Looney Tunes!)

'Moriarty' is a great name, as are some of the other Irish names......decisions, decisions.....

You could also name him by choosing random letters pulled out of a scrabble bag;
I've never met an axie called "vxjzb" before, but think of all the points you'd get.....

 

[freya]

oh how cute and lovely <3
i vote for cadhla cause its just saying how he/she is: a beauty!!!

 

[smily sam]

congrasts:happy:
i like the names Cadhla and Aeron
even though i think Moriarty will win because of all the popularity its geting:happy::wacko:

 

[Kaysie]

It doesn't really matter what you name it; they don't come when called

 

[Saint]

Enjoy it while it's little! They grow up fast.

Don't I know it I have had my little guy 2 months and hes huge now compared to when I got him!

 

[Jzehr125]

Decisions, decisions! I'm taking the votes more as suggestions, but man, they're not helping, lol! I think the problem is that they all work well.

Ken - Perhaps I should take a look at the Scrabble player's dictionary. There are some pretty odd "words" in there, and perhaps I could get a high score as well!

Kaysie - You're definitely right there. But at least I won't have to worry about it jumping on the furniture and chewing my shoes!

Moriarty - 4
Cadhla - 3
Heulyn - 2
Xanthos - 2
Ailin - 2
Halloran - 1
Reilly - 1
Aeron - 1

 

[maxelliotjones]

awhhh how old is hee or she??

 

[Jzehr125]

The little one's about 2 month old.

After watching him/her for a bit, I'm pretty sure I'm going to go with "Ailin."