Question: Axolotl Breeding...

[lordalexuk]

Hi,

Was just wondering whether Axolotls were opportunistic or seasonal breeders?

I have looked axies up on google quite a bit but nothing regarding this has popped up...plus it's difficult to know what of the info up there is actually sound

Thanks,
Alex

 

[madFrankie]

Heya Alex,

Start here: http://www.axolotl.org/breeding.htm
This is very reliable information, written by our very own John Clare!

Should be a good starting point to learn all sorts about breeding axolotls

 

[b00f]

To answer the question.

After thinking i had two females, and somehow getting eggs, i would say they are highly opportunistic. But then said, they have seemed to love the cold here in Melbourne. So Then you could also say seasonal.

Its a very demanding process, i have a bunch of larvae at the moment, and also a bunch of fresh eggs. I dont know what im going to do.

 

[Darkmaverick]

I would actually go more with seasonal. There are environmental triggers that get axies into that loving breeding mood. These includes changes in temperature, photoperiod (light duration) and also water volume differences. I would interpret these as colder winter months and 'rainfall' period where there is abundance of water and tasty yummy critters for the larvae.

However, axies are prolific breeders and with the high quality of care and nutrition in captivity, they are bred much more easily.

 

[lordalexuk]

I would actually go more with seasonal. There are environmental triggers that get axies into that loving breeding mood. These includes changes in temperature, photoperiod (light duration) and also water volume differences. I would interpret these as colder winter months and 'rainfall' period where there is abundance of water and tasty yummy critters for the larvae.

However, axies are prolific breeders and with the high quality of care and nutrition in captivity, they are bred much more easily.

To answer the question.

After thinking i had two females, and somehow getting eggs, i would say they are highly opportunistic. But then said, they have seemed to love the cold here in Melbourne. So Then you could also say seasonal.

Its a very demanding process, i have a bunch of larvae at the moment, and also a bunch of fresh eggs. I dont know what im going to do.

Heya Alex,

Start here: http://www.axolotl.org/breeding.htm
This is very reliable information, written by our very own John Clare!

Should be a good starting point to learn all sorts about breeding axolotls

Thanks guys

 

[ianclick]

I would tend towards seasonal too, I have had 2 lots of eggs in coonsecutive winters