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RanRan

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I brought home an adult tiger salamander not too long ago, and am wonder a couple things (even after checking the care pages, looking through the forum,etc.)​

First off, he doesn't seem to enjoy the earthworms I feed him, possibly they are the species that have a bad smell to them. He does gobble up crickets like no tomorrow, though I hear that they should be powdered with a vitamin mix of some sort. What brand would you recommend for the cricket powdering?

Here is a picture by the way:
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Most likely he has not been fed earthworms in captivity. My guess is all he got to eat was crickets. It can be a slow transition to switch them over. Personally I would try offering 1/2-whole worm (dependin on size) via long tweezers. I would do this 2-3 times a week till he eats it. Eventually he will take them regularly. Needs to get use to the idea of long shiny tweezers feeding him, and a wiggly worm all at the same time. Personally I would stop with crickets till he switches to worms unless your tiger is severly underweight. 2-3 weeks of not eating for a normal sized specimen is not an issue.

If you keep offering the "yucky" worms in my experience they will develop a taste for them and will eventually take them with gusto!
 
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