Question: When should I change their diet?

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I bought 2 juvenile axolotls a few weeks ago and they are growing rapidly! I started off feeding them each 1 krill a day, but am now feeding them 2 a day because they have gotten bigger and the water is around 65-70 degrees F. I read somewhere that in warmer water they become hungrier. They are probably around an inch and a half long. My question is at what point should I switch to something different, like earthworms? Also, am I feeding them too much, not enough, or just right?

Thanks in advance for helping a newbie :happy:
 
at this point u should buy blood worms, start off with half a cube for both and a littl bit of the food they are on now with in 4-6 feedings switch fully to blood worms. blood worms will last u a long time, once they get about 3 inches they can have one cube each and could also be switched to live earth worms and any other food u wish( i do mine like this because i dont want to go from a small soft food to a large harder food, i dont want to shock them) also blood worms can be feed to axolotls its whole life they never grow them out so u dont have to worry about wasting ur money. also i feed my matuer 7-9 inch axolotls half a blood worm 2 times a week, or axolotl pellets. i have 4 axolotls
 
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