My young axolotl's diet.

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Ever since I got this one, I've been using tubifex worms as a staple diet.
I was just reading the Axolotl page again and it says tubifex worms are high on fat.
And my axolotl has been eating them everyday for a month! I'm getting him those
"hikiri carnivore pellets" tomorrow as a staple diet and the tubifex worms as treats.
But I was just wondering, will my little guy be ok?

Also here's a picture of my female albino axolotl which eats earthworms as a staple diet.

And my baby wild type who eats tubifex worms everyday.
 

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I don't think feeding them to it for only a month would cause any serious issues in regards to the high fat content. What bothers me most about tubifex worms however is the risk of a bacterial disease transmission due to the fact that most, maybe even all, of the worms are harvested from sediment areas downstream from sewage outtakes
 
Greatwtehunter said:
I don't think feeding them to it for only a month would cause any serious issues in regards to the high fat content. What bothers me most about tubifex worms however is the risk of a bacterial disease transmission due to the fact that most, maybe even all, of the worms are harvested from sewage sediment areas.
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That's a good point, which reminds me that the South Carolina unknown sewer life form was
a ball of tubifexs.

Check this video out about tubifex.

YouTube - Tubifex on a plate!
 
Blackworms will be a better option.
 
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