How i can do hand feeding ?

i have had my first axolotl for 4 days and i have a lot trouble with feeding my axolotl because they very scared of my hand what can i do [i have been giving them pellet fish food and they only eat when it drop in front of their face and this is very hard to drop in front of their face every time and they missed a lot] thank you and sorry for poor english.

If you have only had your axies for a few days, they are probably still pretty stressed, and waving your hand in their face probably isn't helping. Don't hand feed yet. Try a food that smells stronger. Hikari carnivore pellets or frozen bloodworms would be my suggestions.

Continue to feed by dropping the food in front of its face. Very importantly, clean up the uneaten pellets immediately, or they will make the water foul and kill the axolotl.

I just recently obtained my first axie as well. Neo only eats when I drop the food right at his/her(?) face as well. You aren't alone! I just feed him one at a time and make sure he gets enough (and clean up what he doesn't get).

I fed off a wooden skewer when I first got my axie. Mostly pieces of fresh beef heart and liver until she got use to me. Now she eats out of my hand, bites me every time it's funny.

thank you you all but i don't know why they like to snap it every time but they splited it out and some time they don't swollow it just keep it in their mounth

Your axolotls are quite small aren't they? If you can feed from a toothpick, or skewer, that works well, and is usually easier to control that having your hand in the water. When you say they keep it in their mouth, I think they are just trying to get the food in the right place before they swallow it. It's better than spitting it out.

i have found that when i feed frozen bloodworm by hand, that my axie isnt interested in the food, but more my hand. as such i have to place the food at the tip of my fingers so that when she has a go at my finger she gets the food anyway. the only time it is different is wehn i feed her earth worms. i just hold them in my finger with a bit dangling out and because she is nuts about them she will take it. In a few weeks i am going to try and train her to take food from the deck and not only be hand fed. i am going to place a tea cup saucer in the tank so that the food stays on that and not in the gravel.

If some is being eaten, then the spitting out is probably just because they are full. It is normal for them to continue to grab food even after they are full. If they are not eating any, or not enough, then you need to try a different kind of food.

is it ok if i give the frozen bloodworm to be a staple. and do i have to clean the frozen bloodworm first and how?

Frozen bloodworms are good food. You don't really have to clean them, just thaw them first in some hot water.

<font color="aa00aa">can any 1 tell me how to get on to the chat coom?</font>

you have to sign up first then in the main axie menu (forum menu) theres a thing up the top saying 'caudata chat' go in there and follow instructions!

hi
i have had an axolotl for about 2 weeks, and i have been feeding him with a wooden stick.(sorry i don't know what it is called)and that's the only way he will eat his food. I want to hand feed him but i don't know how, can you help me?

Elissa, just hold the food between your fingers and hold it just above your axies nose, he will soon snap at it and grab it off you. Don't be surprised if your finger also ends up in his mouth, it doesn't hurt, mine likes to do that everytime I feed her.

It depends what you are feeding eg - you could not hand feed thawed out frozen bloodworm. It is really easy to hand feed earthworms, pellets, freeze dried foods, fresh beef heart or liver.

i use tweezers haha cuz i get when they bite me cuz its so quick even though i know it doesnt hurt. but i think they like that better cuz theres no big monsterous hand in their face

I also use large tweezers, but this is more to not contaminate their food/water with my hands. Despite being clean, you can never get your hands REALLY clean.

I've never had any problems, I worry about wooden skewers because she bites them so hard.

Never thought to use tweezers, I think I would have the same problem with her, I rather her bite my soft finger than something hard that might hurt inside her mouth.

Sharn, they are quick! I always try to make sure my hand is resting against the inside of the glass or something then let her take it out of my fingers. When I first started hand feeding it use to scare me half to death, the anticipation of when she would snap at it. Sometimes they tease you and hold their nose against the food for ages before snapping.

I've just bought an axie. Never had one before and I got the works - temp control and filters and everything - but it won't eat. I've had it for over a month and it only ate once (at least that I know of) in that time. I tried leaving food in a dish a couple times just in case the scare factor was putting it off but it never looked like it ate any even though I gave it a few hours or even overnight/whole day a few times. Its still moves around though. I've got the temp thing set to 18C like I've been told although the other temp gauage has been saying more like 20/21C. No way I can lower the temp without it being too cold and flucuating all over the place. I've tried fresh beef heart/liver/kidney, fish meal, axie pellets and frozen bloodworms. The time he did eat, it was small pieces of beef liver.

I've just bought an axie. Never had one before and I got the works - temp control and filters and everything - but it won't eat. I've had it for over a month and it only ate once (at least that I know of) in that time. I tried leaving food in a dish a couple times just in case the scare factor was putting it off but it never looked like it ate any even though I gave it a few hours or even overnight/whole day a few times. Its still moves around though. I've got the temp thing set to 18C like I've been told although the other temp gauage has been saying more like 20/21C. No way I can lower the temp without it being too cold and flucuating all over the place. I've tried fresh beef heart/liver/kidney, fish meal, axie pellets and frozen bloodworms. The time he did eat, it was small pieces of beef liver on a skewer but its a bit hard to skewer bloodworms! Tried using tweezers but makes no difference. Hes a fairly small fella though (about 15cm) - is it possible he just doesn't need more food yet?

HELP Please!