Would this be fine?

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in about 7 days i'm getting a red spotted newt, i heard they can eat maggots, would it be ok to buy the maggots from a local fishing shop?

they are in sawdust would this pose a threat to the newts?
any help greatly apprieciated
 
depending at what stage of life the newt is you may/may not be able to feed maggots. if the newts are still in the eft stage and kept on land it be alot easier to feed them. if they are aquatic adults you'll have to find a way to feed without drowning the maggots

the maggots themselves should be safe. i feed soldier fly larvae to my pets whicha re sld in petshops as phoenix or calci worms. i think alot of baitshops use blow and bottle fly maggots which fead on rotten meat and other waste. you might want to give the maggots a quick "bath" to wash away any of the sawdust. i regularly bath foods item prior to feeding just to get any substrate off them or in the case of worms and slugs to get any mucus off and maybe get them to purge before feeding.
 
hi thanks for that, i believe they are adults that are semi-aquatic do it should be quite easy to feed them with(or without) maggots. but thanks for your reply/help
 
That's interesting. Can adult mandarin sals eat maggots too? Mines currently on waxies, earth and mealworms. (When he chooses to eat!)
 
i don't see why they couldn't
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