Axolotl type help

Need a little help with this one.

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I believe this morph is called β€˜Stinkin ADORABLE!’

Just kidding, I know nothing about axolotl morphs, but hopefully someone with more knowledge can pop in and help :heart: :heart: :heart:

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I believe this is a Copper Axolotl @littledeer310

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Looks exactly like my little copper juveniles :slight_smile:

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This axolotl is too young to know for certain from this photo, copper can look like this but so can a lighter wild. They have a lot of iridophores so definitely not melanoid but its hard to say more.

Copper is a partial form of albino but it only affects the black pigment which appears later in development. Young axolotls can change color a LOT due to the late introduction of the black pigment cells, in copper they come out shades of brown instead but still take a long time to appear.

Best test at this age is checking the color the eye reflects in the light. If it looks red (think red eye in old cameras) its a copper

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