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Axolotls are illegal in California. Please read this thread for detailed information and links to the actual laws: https://www.caudata.org/threads/axolotls-are-illegal-in-california-here-are-the-relevant-laws.30779/
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Gender of baby axolotls??
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Kerry1968
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In a word...........no!
They cannot be accurately sexed until they are at the youngest around 5 months, but to be absolutely sure you may not be able to sex them until they are 12-18 months old.
They cannot be accurately sexed until they are at the youngest around 5 months, but to be absolutely sure you may not be able to sex them until they are 12-18 months old.
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From visual assessment alone, kerry is right. Axies cannot be accurately sexed until about 1 and a half years of age.
However, if cost is not an issue, and there is a pressing urgency to sex the larvae, there are other tests available. A biological sample (drop of blood, skin or gill tissue) is obtained to run a genetic test (to determine sex). This test can be requested upon consultation with your vet. This is normally done with some species of birds and reptiles but can also be done on amphibians.
However, if cost is not an issue, and there is a pressing urgency to sex the larvae, there are other tests available. A biological sample (drop of blood, skin or gill tissue) is obtained to run a genetic test (to determine sex). This test can be requested upon consultation with your vet. This is normally done with some species of birds and reptiles but can also be done on amphibians.
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Hi Minie,
You can surely hack off a piece of your larva and send it in to be tested for a few hundred dollars, but if you don't want to go that route, you'll have to wait at least 4 months, more likely 6, as Kerry wrote.
-Eva
You can surely hack off a piece of your larva and send it in to be tested for a few hundred dollars, but if you don't want to go that route, you'll have to wait at least 4 months, more likely 6, as Kerry wrote.
-Eva