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Skinny axolotls, help?

dudzie

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I mainly give feed my axolotls with frozen haddock and earthworms
sometimes they get frozen bloodworms aand pellets
and i handfeed them every other day
When they dont wanna eat more, i usually leave some food in there for about half an hour. sometimes it's gone and sometimes its still there [then i remove it].

but based on the 'belly should be as big as its head', they are all too skinny
should i feed them everyday until they get 'fatter', or should i find more fattening food?
oor maybe something else?

All advice is welcome :)
 

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btw, here are some pictures :)
 

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I would try offering them the worms daily and drop the haddock. If you can find fresh water fish , this would be a much better option.
 

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when i got my 2, one was skinny and also alot smaller than the other as he was always last in the queue for food. i found dropping a few pellets in the tank throughout the day whenever i went upstairs helped. it obviously depends if they will take them.
 

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Feeding several earthworms every day really helped put some weight on my skinny guys. Now they're looking fabulously healthy :D

Once they're on a correct weight, you can decrease the amount you give, how often you feed them. But if they're skinny, definitely feed them every day.
 

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I don't think frozen haddock is a suitable fish at all... Animals in the wild need a whole source of food not a fillet.
It's always best to feed a whole animal as they'll get the balance if eating the bones gut & flesh - not just flesh. Even if we don't find the thought of guts enticing - the animals will :)



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