Question: Axolotls two males or not ?

[Axolotlmama2014]

Hey there peps I have two 5month old Axolotls who have been housed together since they hatched and now they are dominating each other and head butting . Could this be because they are the same sex or just trying to figure out who is the boss ? one looks to be a male for sure the other is still smooth ? but the mother looks like a male only reason I know she is in fact a female is because I've watched her lay other wise I'd believe my other one to be female .. Thoughts please thanks in advance

 

[auntiejude]

You cannot tell what sex a 5 month axie is. Their cloacas swell when they are about to poop and when they lay eggs/deposit sperm.

Young axie often play together, just like puppies.

 

[Axolotlmama2014]

thank you for such a fast response , I've only had the parents for going on a year now and I'm just stuck on Axolotls now didn't really intend on breeding but the previous owner miss informed me on how old they start breeding have since had 6 batches .

 

[charleybambino]

Do you mean 6 separate batches from one female in a year?If so would it be possible to separate them...she must be exhausted!!

 

[Axolotlmama2014]

yep they have been split up since she last laid because I'm over run with babies from 5 1/2months old to 4day old hatchlings, I didn't know they could bred that often until after she 1st laid but now that I do no more, my male is a year old now when I got him he was about 9months and was told he wouldn't start breeding yet boi was they wrong ..