Questions about black and white toes

[rheann]

Hey guys,

Ok, some questions about pigments on the tips of axie toes.

I read that black toes are most seen on light colored Axolotls when they have reached sexual maturity, and that white toes will be on the darker Axolotls.

Several of my Axolotls have colored toes now, but they haven't reached sexual maturity as far as I can tell and only a few toes are colored.

Do colored toes always mean sexual maturity?

Also, I am not sure how old my Axolotls are, and they are getting to a point where I can almost tell what their sex's are but I am still not sure.

If anyone has any Axolotls that are under a year old and know what their sex's are, would they mind posting some pictures for me of their sexy bits so I can get a better idea of what mine might be?

I think I might have one male, but I am not sure. It seems like he has a larger bump. He has white toes and one of the other Axolotls that I think is a female has black toes and it has a small bump, so I want to tell ahead of time so I can get the males and the females separated

Thanks guys.

I am still learning about the breeding and sexual maturity of Axolotls, so any info will help me a lot.

I don't think I can get any pictures good enough for people to tell me what their sex's are, but I am going to keep trying

 

[andrew]

In my experience they seem to get the black toes before they are fully developed.

I had an albino like this and i was convinced it was female until about 4 months later when my girlfriend pointed out the two small lumps forming at the base of his tail.

Mind you he was trying to develop right in the middle of the Australian summer and i think the warmer conditions might have slowed him down.

 

[rheann]

Ah, thanks Andrew! I was wondering when someone would answer my post lol.

Three of my sub adults seem to have little bumps, but my white one with black eyes doesn't have any bumps. The one that seems the most developed is Grimace my black one which I am pretty sure is a male by now.

Only time will tell though with the others

 

[nathan]

you cant be fully sure until you see em laying spermatophores, eggs or poo... well maybe they all do that but if they do lay poos then you know that there not constipated

(wise words from nathan)