White Axolotl For Sale in Australia
White axolotls, properly called leucistic, are the pale pink and white animals with dark eyes and bright red gills. This is the axolotl most people picture, and the morph we raise the most of.
Looking more broadly? Browse every colour on our axolotl colours page, or see all axolotls available in Australia.
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Every animal is bred and raised in our Victoria hatchery, photographed individually and covered by a live arrival guarantee. Express delivery to Sydney and every mainland state.
White axolotl or leucistic, what is the difference
A white axolotl and a leucistic axolotl are the same animal. Leucistic is the breeder term, white is what most Australian buyers search for, and both describe a pale pink to cream body with dark eyes and vivid red external gills. Keepers often shorten it to lucy. What separates a leucistic from an albino is the eye. Leucistics have dark eyes, albinos have clear gold ones.
Many leucistics carry light speckling, small dark flecks scattered over the head and shoulders. A lightly speckled leucistic is still a leucistic, and the speckling usually increases a little as the animal matures. Some buyers want a completely clean animal with no markings at all, and those are genuinely harder to find in any clutch.
Why the white axolotl is the most popular morph
Two reasons. The first is appearance. The contrast between a pale body, dark eyes and red gills is what made the animal famous, and it photographs better than any other morph. The second is practical. Because the body carries so little pigment, a leucistic shows its condition clearly. Gill colour, body fill and any sign of stress are easy to read at a glance, which makes them a forgiving animal to learn on.
Prices for a healthy Australian bred leucistic generally run from $70 to $100 AUD depending on size and how clean the markings are. Our current animals are listed below with their real measurements and photos. See the axolotl price in Australia page for the full comparison across morphs.
Keeping a white axolotl well
Leucistics do best in a tank with subdued lighting and something dark to sit against. A pale animal under a bright white lamp will often darken slightly and spend more of the day hidden. Give them a cave, keep the water between 16 and 18 degrees, and use fine sand or bare glass rather than gravel.
The one thing worth knowing is that a leucistic will show a problem before any other morph does. Gills that shrink back, a tail fin that curls, or a body that looks pinched behind the head are all visible immediately on a white animal. Treat that as an advantage. It means you catch water issues early. Our axolotl care guide covers what each of those signs means and what to change.
Feeding is straightforward, chopped earthworm and sinking pellets, covered fully in what do axolotls eat.
Delivery of white axolotls across Australia
Boxes go out early in the week only, never on a Thursday or Friday, so no animal sits in a depot over a weekend. Each one travels insulated with a cool pack and bagged oxygen, to any mainland state.
For transit times to your own city, see axolotls for sale in Sydney, or Perth and Melbourne. The shipping and delivery page covers packing and the live arrival guarantee in full.
Related axolotl colours
If a white axolotl is not quite what you are after, albino axolotls and black axolotls are the closest alternatives we raise. You can also read axolotl care guide, or compare every morph side by side on the axolotl colours page.
White axolotl questions
Is a white axolotl the same as a leucistic axolotl?
Yes. Leucistic is the breeder term and white is the common name. Both mean a pale pink or cream animal with dark eyes and red gills. Keepers often shorten it to lucy.
Why does my white axolotl have dark spots?
That is light speckling and it is completely normal in leucistics. The flecks usually appear across the head and shoulders and tend to increase slightly as the animal matures. It does not affect health.
How much does a white axolotl cost in Australia?
Healthy Australian bred leucistics generally sell between $70 and $100 AUD. Cleaner animals with no speckling sit at the higher end because they are harder to produce.
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