Feeding Ambystoma gracile

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I found one on the concrete outside my dorm about 3 weeks ago but haven't seen it eat yet - I'm keeping it in a rubbermaid bin with coco fiber, a little topsoil and leaves. I mist it every few days. He's been pretty inactive since he was found, unless picked up, then he starts squirming around. I've put a few earthworms in with him that I'm hoping he'll find on his own. I'm concerned since I took him inside, so now he should be eating MORE, right? I decided to try keeping him for a while since he was found in an odd place and hardly moved initially - I thought I could nurse him back to health - but I don't want to end up killing him instead!
 
It is fairly difficult to know if the sal is eating unless you observe him doing so. A couple of things you may want to try would be to feed size-appropriate crickets or chopped earthworms/nightcrawlers. Try dangling the chopped worm (or small whole worm) directly in front of him using a long wooden skewer....it takes patience. You can also do the same with dusted crickets...or place a few crickets in his tank in the evening and see how many remain the next morning - if none remain, they have either been eaten or escaped.

Check out this from Caudata Culture:http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/foods.shtml

Is the Rubbermaid bin well ventilated?
 
Thanks, I'll give that a shot. I think it's well ventilated - the lid has a ton of small holes in it. I would say it's about as well ventilated as a covered aquarium, but certainly stuffier than outside... should I also put holes in the side or something?
 
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