Feeding Pellets

Mandy6 · Aug 17, 2011

I finally found some Axolotl pellets, which for me was great because I'm having no luck finding any worms at the moment. Anyway. My problem is how to get Alex to eat them. I normally hand feed and he wont look for food in the tank. I drop the pellets in front of him but he ignores them. He will try to take them from my hand but ends up biting me and having the pellets all over the floor of the tank. So, any tips on feeding these to him?

These are the ones I have Aqua Master Axolotl Food 150g

iChris · Aug 17, 2011

I have those same pellets.

the only way I can get my lot to eat them is buy putting them in the lid of a pringles tin and putting my finger behind the pellets, on the other side of the clear lid.

it tricks them into thinking they are snapping at my finger, but they inhale the pellets instead!

The Banana · Aug 17, 2011

I have the same pellets.
My axies are not fussy at all, they eat whatever I give them. Guess it's my persuading power.

You could try wiggling your finger to get the attention (watch your finger though!), then drop the pellet, aiming for it to land on the nose.
'Lotls seem to have a see-movement-snap reflex, might work.

Mandy6 · Aug 17, 2011

I've tried wriggling my fingers and then dropping it, or dropping it above his head. But he just grabs my fingers. Though I did drop one and it landed on his head and he just walked around with it on his head :lol: I will try the lid thing though!

helobed · Aug 17, 2011

the way i trained mine (I feed them in separate containers, but doesn't really matter) was to make a pile of pellets somewhere and then get a bamboo cooking skewer (with the sharp bit blunt or cut off!!) and wriggle that around their heads, get them to follow it to the pile, then move the pile around. They go for the stick and get the food. After a while mine put 2 and 2 together and didn't even need the stick anymore.

hope that helps
Ollie

Mandy6 · Aug 17, 2011

Thanks guys! I finally got him to eat some. I wriggled my fingers above the surface of the water so he thought there was a worm coming in and when he got into position to snap I dropped the pellet and he went for it. Once he worked out these little things I was dropping were actually food he was all into it

blackdog · Aug 17, 2011

I used to feed them by hand, but i found they are just as happy to snapp them up off the floor, so i just drop them in.

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