i have just got an axoltols from someone who cant care for him anymore dont think he has been on best of diets he is around 2 yrs and has been fed frozen whole fish every 2 nd day but having read on here is maybe not the best diet what else can i feed her i dont want to feed any creepy stuff as i dont think i could any suggestions
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What is best to feed
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kiathepooch
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Earthworms are great for axolotls diet wise,they aren't too creepy and you can use tweezers or feeding tongues to pick them up!
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esn
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Earthworms, or nightcrawlers. They make a nice staple diet. Also, a treat of frozen bloodworms is good.
RogueAngel
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I feed mine earthworm then for a change they get frozen bloodworm, brine shrimp pellets and prawns they love them all but worms are there fave lol 
natjobe
New member
I feed mine frozen bloodworms, earthworms and on the occasion 1 day old pinkie mice (1 per axolotl).
Don't think pinkie's are good for your axie. I think their bone, even though they are small, are a risk. I don't believe axies can digest the bones or pass them. Hopefully someone else will say for sure!
Kaysie
Site Contributor
Axolotls can digest pinkies just fine. I've routinely fed most of my salamanders pinkie mice with never an issue. Pinkies are actually a good source of calcium, and are calorically dense if you have an animal that has trouble putting on weight.
jinian
Member
They do love and thrive on earthworms! If that's too creepy or you don't have a good source of clean worms nearby, axolotls do well on salmon pellets also. I have a tender-hearted partner who hates it when I feed live worms to my axie, so mostly Hex gets pellets. I bought them from Michael Shrom here on the forums; I'm not sure what a good UK source would be, but you can search the For Sale section.
xxianxx
Well-known member
I generally feed my adult axolotls earthworms(80% of their diet), pellets , raw shrimp, the odd guppy and pinkies as a once a month treat. Juvies get blood worm, chopped earthworm and micro pellets.
Kribby
New member
Axolotl food is pretty scarce in my neck of the woods, especially this time of year. So I feed a mix of scallops and bloodworms.
Kaysie
Site Contributor
Fish aren't a natural axolotl food, and unless you breed your own, they can harbor a lot of disease and parasites. Walmart earthworms are just fine.
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