Question: Feeding?

Hello, I was just wonderinghow much I should feed my two axolotls. They are around 10 months old, maybe 11 or 12 (the pet shop held onto them for 9 months but didn't know exactly what age they first got them.) I think they are around 18-20cm long. How much should I feed them per week/day?

Thank You,

Lexii

P.S. The food i have is axolotl pellets. But if neccessary I can get frozen food From the pet shop.

At that age they should be eating earthworms with a few pellets here and there. If you can I would definitely get them some earthworms. You can dig them yourself as long as you know the ground or grass has not been fertilized. Or you can buy them from a fishing bait shop (where I get mine for now) or order them off the internet.
Feed them about 2 good sized worms (about a 7cm long worm?) every other day.
They seem about the same age as mine and this is what I have been doing. I also feed mine little pellets here and there.
Just remember.. a good way to tell if your axie is getting enough to eat is to look down on them, if their tummies are as wide as their heads then they are good. If their tummies start getting bigger then reduce feeding and same if they start looking skinny then feed more.
Feeding axies isn't an exact science

hi lexii
i fed mine 1-2 earthworms everyday......but i also keep frozen bloodworms for a treat(once a week).....and abby loves them both but she does throw the earthworms out of her feeding bowl when i mix the 2 together......like skilly said if she is looking fat i skip that days fed(much to my kids dislike).
lea

Hi,

axies at this size (18-20cm) don´t need daily feeding. 1-2 earthworms every other day is enough, because their digestive system works slowier than that of juveniles.
Important is that you feed a various diet - http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/foods.shtml

Tina

Thanks everyone, the food availeable to me so far is pellets and bloodworms, The earthworms around my house are scarce as we have not much garden. Would worms from the bait hsop be ok? Do I feed bloodworms once a week and pellets every other day? Is that a good idea?

Thanks in advance,

Lexii :ufo:

Often pellets of one kind or another are a more balanced diet and safer than earthworms. I prefer Rangen soft moist salmon pellets. Their are other pellets that are acceptable. The pellets are nutritionally balanced for an optimum diet for fish. We can extrapolate a little and guess that a salamander diet is similar to a fish diet. The University of Kentucky axolotl colony recommends soft moist salmon pellets as a staple food.

Bait worms can be o.k. food but have some draw backs. They are often manure or animal feces fed. This boosts ammonia levels. Collected worms can be exposed to pesticides. To get away from these draw backs I raise my own earthworms for food . I feed the earthworms mostly vegetables and grains. I use earthworms as a back up but use pellets as a staple for animals that will eat them.

michael said:

I prefer Rangen soft moist salmon pellets.

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Unfortunately, for those of us in the UK, we cannot source these specific pellets - much to my chagrin.

A diet of whole, large earthworms, or lobworms to be more specific, every other day is what Klaus and Gretchen get. Along with the occasional treats of Cherry Shrimp, White Cloud Minnows and Bloodworms on the other day about twice a month

As far as quantity is concerned I think it depends on the Axie themselves - one each seems to be sufficient most of the time, sometimes two

tx

gaz

Thanks everyone. I feed them mainly specialist axolotl pellets and ok, I will give them bloodworms twice a month. would this be enough variety?

Thanks again,

Lexii:ufo: