Source: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE / CC BY-SA ()Īlbino axolotls do not have any color, because they are lacking melanin that gives skin its color. Also, wild type axolotls generally grow faster and better, and usually have a better appetite. That’s because they have more ability to camouflage, while light colored ones – are more visible to predators. An interesting fact about wild type axolotls is that they dark coloration is best suited for them to survive in the wild. Wild type axolotl gills are also dark in color. Their eyes are blue or dark in color, with a yellow or golden ring around them.
Wild type axolotl color presents in shiny patches on the skin, which makes them glow and possibly help provide camouflage. In most adults, toes can also become pale in color with maturity. Most young wild axolotls are dark, and can become lighter as they mature. What is more, they often have speckles on different parts of their body. Their bellies tend to be lighter in color – often gray.
They can also be greenish and gray in color. Wild type coloration ranges from green, dark brown to dark tan. I only just found out about them a few days ago - thanks internet!Įye-Guy is a mystery to me but maybe someone on this forum will know more about the Enigmas.Axolotls found in the wild are various shades of brown and often green, not white or light in color. It doesn't matter what the colour of the female might be, the resulting offspring are of every possible colour each time they hatch and I'm not sure if this is normal or some kind of indication he may be an Enigma.Įye-Guy is a mystery to me but maybe someone on this forum will know more about the Enigmas. He is smart enough to only come out at night so as soon as i see him again I will try to get some photos for the group.Īnyhow, I'm wondering if he could be an Enigma.Īnother strange thing that I have not been able to work out was all the different coloured babies that result from him breeding with any colour female.
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I have not ever seen an axolotl like him I think he may also have some little white spots on him too but he's so hard to locate because he lives in a really big outdoor pond full of plants and hidey holes. If I shine the torch on him at night it glows gold. The puzzling part is that he has an iridescent gold spot on his head. He is very dark, he looks black but could be a really dark wildtype. For a long time I have puzzled over his unusual colouring. It's not a good look but it was a great attempt and Eye-Guy should be proud of himself really, for escaping the evil Night Heron who tried to take his life.īut back to the question. As a result he has gimpy useless eyes all over his head now, the best one, the one that was his best effort at growing a new eye is located on his upper lip. He is called Eye-Guy because even though he started off with the standard two eyes (i bred him so i know he had two good ones once) he had a close shave with a night heron who pecked his eye out.Įye-Guy has tried so many times to grow a new eye but none of them are any good. I have been breeding axolotls now for over ten years and I have one male axolotl named Eye-Guy who is the male in my main breeding pond.
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