Trout pellets?

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jesse

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hey all,
i was jsut really curious about trout pellets, i hear alot of people talking about them being good for aquatic sals. So i was wondering were the ppl who use them in this forum get theirs i looked allover the intermnet abotu then and i coulding find a thing. i really would appreciate it since thought i love to watch my sals hunt id rather that they eat prpared food thus lowering the risk of pathogent being brought into their enclosures
 
also, raniger has an info sheet regarding their nutritional content
 
I.U. axolotl colony sells Rangen salmon pellets not trout pellets. Salmon pellets are soft moist and sink. Trout pellets are usually hard and float. I use Salmon pellets for axolotls and ribbed newts.
 
The only thing I don't like about trout pellets is that they leave an oil slick on the water.
Ed
 
With Rangen though you have to buy 40 pounds. It not the expense, as much as the shipping. I bought 40 lbs. 3 years ago and still have plenty. I store them in air tight containers.
Axolotls and Ribbed newts really like them, even the larva that are large enough eat them. My T. karelini will sometimes eat them as well.
 
Here in the UK you can buy a variety of sizes of trout pellets from pet food stores.
Some of these have a high oil content which leave the slick that Ed mentions, others are dry, hold together for a long time underwater and can be removed if not eaten without messing up the water.
Not many of the newts inside will eat the pellets, but out in the garden ponds where times are harder for the newts,they go mad for them.
 
I feed trout pellets not only to aquatic newts(alpestris and pleurodeles) but to my marmoratus and salamandra as well. The make is Hikari and I've never noticed an oil slick on the water.
 
The 44 lb bag of soft moist salmon pellets from Rangen is a real bargain. If you need smaller amounts you can purchase about 10oz. bags from the axolotl colony or Frog Pond. Rangen salmon pellets have a long shelf life.
 
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