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I was getting some worms out of the garden to feed my axolotls and I came across a grub. I fed the grub to one of them. Then I realised I had no idea what species the grub was. Might it be harmful?
 
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If your axie gets sick it probably was :p

Probably not, in the wild axies would eat small larvae and grubs that fell into the water. Keep an eye on your axie though, and let us know!
 
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Chances are its harmless. Just stay away from bright colors, and if it was from an area that has pesticides/weed killers/fertilizers than that's bad too.

But I would say if its just brown or something that is not a bright color or a really noticeable color I would say its fine. I am consistently feeding my juvenile newts little worms from outside that I have no idea what they are, and my newts love them! No problems.

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I sometimes find, and feed, Cutworms to my axies. But I normally kill them first, they have a nasty pair of nashers, which, if not killed instantly, could do some damage to axie.
 
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It was a brown grub, looked a little like a caterpillar, so no bright colours to indicate poisons, and it's from my garden where I don't use any chemicals or pesticides.
The axie that ate the grub is sitting in the corner with its tail curled, but I don't know if it is curled in a stressed way or just because of the position its sitting in. Is there a way to tell the difference? The other axie was meant to eat the grub but it spat it out and this one gobbled it up, after already eating a huge worm, so it might feel very full. :grin:
 
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The axolotl that ate the grub is still alive and well and lounging about looking happy. I guess that species is safe to eat!
 
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Update - I have fed several of these things to Anders and am happy to report no problems. Galadriel has difficulty swallowing them though - generally he/she prefers narrower food.
 
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