Can dirt from earth worms cause harm? Overfed?

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I feed my Axi earth worms, but unfortunetly a lot of dirt comes off even if I clean them. Can this be an issue? Also my mum fed him today, and so did my dad so he's been fed three times =_= so I won't feed him for a few days but can this cause an issue too? Thanks!
 
The dirt will release a lot of nitrates and other stuff into the water but isn't really harmful. No matter how clean the worms are most will still have dirt inside them. I've never had dirt bother my axolotls
 
Boomsloth said:
The dirt will release a lot of nitrates and other stuff into the water but isn't really harmful. No matter how clean the worms are most will still have dirt inside them. I've never had dirt bother my axolotls
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So if I change the water 20% weekly and add chemicals it should be ok?
 
It should be fine with just normal maintenance. Always just Check the parameters and if you see nitrates going up just do a water change. The only thing you should be using is dechlorinater
 
Boomsloth said:
It should be fine with just normal maintenance. Always just Check the parameters and if you see nitrates going up just do a water change. The only thing you should be using is dechlorinater
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Yep got that all sorted :) cheers!
 
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