Question: I just got given this axolotl

[Rissa1980]

just another update photo. her gills havent grown but she is starting to get feathers on her gills

if you have a close look you can see bout 4 strands on her gill

 

[wian]

i really hopes your axolotl gets to grow its gills
my axie has the same problem

 

[Rissa1980]

i really hopes your axolotl gets to grow its gills
my axie has the same problem

im not sure if her will grow. she is 7 years old. im just glad she is starting to get feather. ive had her for nearly 4 months now. she has improved 100% and seems quite happy with her tank mates

 

[Kaysie]

Glad to see she's starting to make a comeback!

 

[Rissa1980]

Glad to see she's starting to make a comeback!

thank you. im am glad aswell. i think her gills have grown a little bit. im just happy that she looks so much better then when i first got her

 

[cupcake]

Wow! I am impressed-she looks amazing. I can't believe she lived 7 years in bad conditions-it is so good to see her loved!

 

[Rissa1980]

hello everyone,
here is and update on Gretal the axolotl I was given Xmas day. I just went to the tank to see what they where doing and I noticed white eggs and black and white eggs. to my suprise I have 2 females laying eggs and one happened to be Gretal. I don't think she really knows what happening to her. I don't think shes going to have many as shes not that big. it will be ingesting to see what colours I will get from her. I will update some more photos after she has laid her eggs

 

[Rissa1980]

here are some photos, ive had her 6 months now

 

[MandiceP]

My goodness what a cinderella story! She looks fantastic compared to the first page. Well done with her! Congrats on her laying eggs as well. Great to see such a turn around and to see her thriving.

 

[Cheva]

Wow what an amazing job youve done and quite the happy ending! Youve given little gretal the best 6 months of her life no doubt

What a great recovery

 

[Gleana]

I am so happy for you two! Her gills are looking fantastic. So many feathers now!

 

[hacelepues]

Aww, her little nubby feathers are so cute!

I've heard that you can encourage an axies gills to grow longer if you keep them in still water, but I think that only works while they are young. Besides, not having a filter is such a pain!

She looks so much better now. Congrats on the babies!