Question: Over feeding

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Can you over feed axies?

I am feeding my axies earthworms and they now know to go to their feeding spot when there hungry, however they seem to spend quite alot of time there looking at me then looking up to my lid.

I feed my larger male 1 or 2 medium worm and my smaller female 2 or 3 smaller worms (sometimes more if they make me feel sorry for them!)

I feed them every day and I have read some people feed there's every other day so I'm alittle bit confused.
 
Axolotls are greedy little things + VERY good at scrounging ;)
For adult axies, females' stomachs should be about as wide as their heads (look from above, if you can get them to stay still + not swim up to you, LoL! Or try holding the worms in front of them, so they have to swim over to it - that should give you a good view, albeit brief!). Males should be a bit thinner. Ideally, adults usually need feeding every 2-3 days.
Not sure how wide youngsters should be, but juveniles can be fed once per day.
Babies (before they get all of their legs) should be fed twice per day.

I've seen various recommendations as to how long food should be left in with axolotls, until it should be removed, but most seem to say to feed axolotls as much as they will eat in 5-10mins.
 
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