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Moths for Supper ???

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ste

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Please help !!

Amos has just eaten a Moth that flew into his tank , he seems fine just swimming around quite happily but I'm worried that he may have eaten something that he shouldn't ....... does anyone know if this is bad ??

Amos is my Axie btw ...
 
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jennifer

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I really wouldn't worry. Axolotls are salamanders, and it is normal for sals to eat all sorts of insects in the wild. Some people even catch bugs using a bright light at night, and feed these bugs to their sals. I've never heard of anyone avoiding moths as salamander food. Even spiders, which are toxic, are considered good sal food.
 
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ste

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Pheeeeww !!! Thanks for that Jennifer , you've put my mind at ease and also provided me with another food source for my little man !!

Ste
 
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mary

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hi- a moth landed in our tank once when our wee guys were just babes- i wondered what all the splashing and craziness was in the tank til i saw what was flapping on the surface! i took it out coz they were tiny. my hubbie stupidly fed one of them a cockroach when it was tiny- the thing was way too hard and was regurgitated!
 
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clinton

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A roach would be quite difficult to digest i imagine, as we all know roaches are indestructible
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edward

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Roaches are routinely used a food sources for a large number of amphibiand and reptiles regardless of how indestructiable they are...
Just use cultured ones to make sure they haven't been exposed to pesticides.

Ed

(Message edited by ed on July 05, 2006)
 
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lorie

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Ok well my axie just ate an earwig...they have claws. That cant be good food?
 
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ste

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Good grief , they will eat anything wont they ???? or at least try to : )
 
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lexie

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Mine snaps all over my hand and everywhere BUT the worm I'm trying to feed him. Not the brightest crayon in the box. He eats plants if they're moving too much. hhehehe
 
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