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Old 14-10-2007, 12:49 PM
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this was him

he has now metemorphisised (sp)

He for the first time stayed in my hand, soooo soft, like an eel!!
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Old 14-10-2007, 12:55 PM
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what woudl you call him, he is now a slamander, and i think their closest relation is a tiger salamander or somthing..?
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He is a Salamander (although he was a salamander when in juvenile form too)
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Old 14-10-2007, 12:59 PM
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He is a Salamander (although he was a salamander when in juvenile form too)
ye.. but what type of salamander? isnt he cute!! no so scared of him now, that i can pick him up!! and he is sooooo soft. changd his set up to half watr half land now too.
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Old 14-10-2007, 01:02 PM
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Ambystoma mexicanum, Axolotl - he's not changed species!
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Old 14-10-2007, 01:04 PM
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I read online that axolotls usually only metamorphise when there is something wrong with the setup?
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Old 14-10-2007, 01:35 PM
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yh he's still a mole axotle. still looks like a mole salamander. alot nicer then a axotle imo
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yh he's still a mole axotle. still looks like a mole salamander. alot nicer then a axotle imo
i thik he looks scarey like a wierd toad, graham preferes him.
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I read online that axolotls usually only metamorphise when there is something wrong with the setup?
yea there was somthign wrong with the setup, but its all better now, alittle too late as he has already changed, but this happen over a week!! never mind.
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axolotls change when there is iodine present in the water:- its your water boards fault! If it was insured maybe you could sue them or something lol! Its now a tiger salamander!
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