Question: Food help

wcaxolotl · Dec 11, 2012

Hi, I'm new here, but I've had my axolotl since may of thise year. He's about 6 inches long now and I recently read somewhere that I should not be feeding him fish food. I'm about out of the food I was given (not fish food) when I got the little guy, and I need to find some food I can buy in a pet store that I can feed him easily. I moved, so the local place I got the food from isn't really an option. I'm a really busy grad student and don't really have time to make a worm farm or grow my own daphnia or anything fancy like that.
Any suggestions?

Kaysie · Dec 11, 2012

At 6 inches, he's far too big for daphnia anyway.

Earthworms really are the best food. You can get them from most pet shops, bait shops, walmart, gas stations, etc.

DeCypher · Dec 11, 2012

Earthworms, frozen bloodworms, frozen brine shrimp, salmon/trout pellets...all are great food items. Stay away from crickets, mealworms, goldfish, etc.
Earthworms are a full supplement, you can feed axolotls 100% earthworms and they will be happy and healthy.

wcaxolotl · Jan 2, 2013

Thanks very much for the reply! Should I cut earthworms in half before feeding him? He tried to eat pieces of food that are WAY too big for his mouth. If you have any other advice about feeding them when they get bigger I would gladly read it! If there's any of my pets I'd like to spoil it's my axolotl!

Kaysie · Jan 2, 2013

It depends on the size of your worms. A 6 inch axolotl can usually take an earthworm that's as long as it's body with no problem.

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