"Can't resist" foods for axolotls?

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I was just wondering if there are any foods that your axolotl has been unable to resist, no matter HOW picky they are? I have a golden albino that has GOT to be the most choosy axie on the face of this earth,lol.
 
Well, I don't have axies, but from what I have read/heard, earthworms are pretty irresistible.
 
The only time I have been able to get him to eat earthworm is when they are cut up small or very tiny ones. LOL, I guess he has his "standards".:)
 
Yeah, he used to like blackworms a lot more. I think what he likes best now are pieces of nightcrawler....
 
Nightcrawlers are a type of earthworm, have you tried blanching earthworms before offering them? Sometimes earthworms secrete a foul substance that axolotls don't like the taste of. Blanching kills the worm stopping them secreting the substance. Just run the worm under hot water for a second and then immediately cold (to stop it cooking).

If you only offer earthworms and nothing else he will eat them. How big is your axolotl?
 
Yup, I know they are earthworms...:) I suppose I should have clarified, he seems to like the pieces of nightcrawler when I can get him to eat, over red wiggler earthworms.
I never heard of blanching them, THANK YOU! I will certainly try it!
 
Fish. I always have some fresh water fish in the freezer that they get every now and then. I just buy a fillet, cut it in small pieces and stuck it in the freezer. Then I can get a few small pieces, defrost those in warm water and feed to my axies and they love it.
 
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