I finally got my axolotl today! I adore him. I was under the impression though, judging by pictures, that he was a lot bigger. I saw photos of him that made him look like he filled up the breeder's hand. Now either she sent me the wrong axolotl or the perspective in the pictures was WAY off!
He's about the length of my pinky. I was not expecting an axolotl this tiny. I had a worm bed prepared to feed him nightcrawlers, but even the pellets that the breeder sent with him are WAY too big for him to fit into his tiny mouth!
Is there anything different that I should be doing to feed such a tiny baby? I tried crumbling up the pellets but he didn't react to them then. I don't think he could see them. I got him to eat half a chopped pellet though, but he acted like he was starving. I don't blame him, he WAS in the mail for 4 days.
He's about the length of my pinky. I was not expecting an axolotl this tiny. I had a worm bed prepared to feed him nightcrawlers, but even the pellets that the breeder sent with him are WAY too big for him to fit into his tiny mouth!
Is there anything different that I should be doing to feed such a tiny baby? I tried crumbling up the pellets but he didn't react to them then. I don't think he could see them. I got him to eat half a chopped pellet though, but he acted like he was starving. I don't blame him, he WAS in the mail for 4 days.