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Help plz my axies are about 3-4 inches long and just LOVE worms now
we are going away Good Friday and home Easter Monday
they will be home alone
I plan to feed them up on Thurs and Friday am and freeze 3 blocks of bloodworm in a larger block and drop in just b4 we leave opinions plz
sadly cant ask next door to look after as she killed her gold fish after 2weeks !
 
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Re: Holidys

So only for 3 days? Unfortunately I never had my axolotl when he was that length, but he's 6 inches now and I've gone that long without feeding him and he was fine! I've also heard stories of them going as long as a month (although I'm sure it's not recommended! Especially with ones at that length). But I feel like they would be completely fine.
I don't feel like a large bloodworm block would do much though. When I feed mine, the block melts very quickly. So within a short amount of time I feel all they would have is random scatterings of small worms everywhere! Not to mention that bloodworms left in a tank have the potential to really mess up the water.
 
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Re: Holidys

cheers
will have to re think dont want them to starve or eat each other
 
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Re: Holidys

Feed them 2 days before you leave. Do a big (20%ish) water change the day before you leave, and check for poop the morning you leave. 3 days is not long to go without food. I've successfully left adults for 10 days without food, and once left a bunch of larvae that long, but they were kept pretty cold (less than 10c).

Do not leave food in the tank. It will foul the water and poison your animals.
 
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thanks for that so basically let them stuff their little happy faces for a couple of days
 
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