Ellioty
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Long time lurker first time poster.
Firstly, thank you to everyone on the forum for posting experiences. To complete novices like myself the information has been invaluable.
My wife bought an axolotl for my son for his birthday in February this year. Unfortunately she received a lot misinformation from the pet shop she bought it from. We ended up with an uncycled tank which was too small. The axolotl ended up with slim coat issues due to ammonia levels, stopped eating and lost weight. Finally, it developed fungus on its gills.
Thankfully forums like this provide a lot of valuable help. I managed to sort the issues out and ended up with a thriving golden albino axolotl.
We weren’t alone in this misinformation, and after 3 months we ended up adopting a leucistic juvenile in need of some help that another family couldn’t maintain. Thankfully they are both good now and in good health and size. Unfortunately, the Golden is a male and the Leucistic a female!!
Nature took its course and I have a small batch of babies – only 20 thankfully.
Again, the forum assisted with raising them.
We ended up with 9 Wild types and what appeared to be 11 golden. However, some golden turned a pink colour and one wild more golden with black aspects. I have attached pictures.
Kids love the odd golden coloured one and it now has a name – Cheezel. Was going to part with them all but it maybe this one will have to stay!!
Any assistance with how colours have occurred or why “Cheezel” has turned out like this would be appreciated.
Firstly, thank you to everyone on the forum for posting experiences. To complete novices like myself the information has been invaluable.
My wife bought an axolotl for my son for his birthday in February this year. Unfortunately she received a lot misinformation from the pet shop she bought it from. We ended up with an uncycled tank which was too small. The axolotl ended up with slim coat issues due to ammonia levels, stopped eating and lost weight. Finally, it developed fungus on its gills.
Thankfully forums like this provide a lot of valuable help. I managed to sort the issues out and ended up with a thriving golden albino axolotl.
We weren’t alone in this misinformation, and after 3 months we ended up adopting a leucistic juvenile in need of some help that another family couldn’t maintain. Thankfully they are both good now and in good health and size. Unfortunately, the Golden is a male and the Leucistic a female!!
Nature took its course and I have a small batch of babies – only 20 thankfully.
Again, the forum assisted with raising them.
We ended up with 9 Wild types and what appeared to be 11 golden. However, some golden turned a pink colour and one wild more golden with black aspects. I have attached pictures.
Kids love the odd golden coloured one and it now has a name – Cheezel. Was going to part with them all but it maybe this one will have to stay!!
Any assistance with how colours have occurred or why “Cheezel” has turned out like this would be appreciated.
