Meal worms and white worms

Sparrowmayhem · 14th October 2008

Meal worms and white worms are these suitible for feeding to axolotls both adults and babies i am running out of worms in the garden and cant afford to buy them but im able to get meal worms and white worms

thanks

Jennewt · 15th October 2008

Meal worms are a bit "crusty" and they are high in fat and low in calcium. An axolotl could probably survive on them for a time, but they aren't a food I would recommend.

Whiteworms are easy to grow, but they would be a bit too small for an adult axie (unless you have some sort of white worms that are different from the ones I know about).

How about a good quality pellet food for carnivores?

Jacquie · 15th October 2008

Hi Sara,

If I can just add, if you do feed an axolotl mealworms ensure you decapitate the mealworm as it has strong mandibles that can tear through the axolotl's internals.

Sparrowmayhem · 15th October 2008

hi there thanks for the replys i wont be feeding my adult axies mealworms i was just wondering about them as a food. The white worms will be for me babys when they get a bit bigger they are about 30mm at the moment

thanks

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Jennewt Administrator Join Date: May 2005 Nationality: Location: [ Members Only ] Age: 57 Posts: 12,402 Gallery Images: 97 Comments: 46 Rep:	Re: Meal worms and white worms Meal worms are a bit "crusty" and they are high in fat and low in calcium. An axolotl could probably survive on them for a time, but they aren't a food I would recommend. Whiteworms are easy to grow, but they would be a bit too small for an adult axie (unless you have some sort of white worms that are different from the ones I know about). How about a good quality pellet food for carnivores? Tweet Share __________________ Useful Links: Caresheets \| Newt & Salamander FAQs \| Axolotl FAQs \| Forum Rules.

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Jacquie Moderator Join Date: Mar 2008 Nationality: Location: [ Members Only ] Age: 44 Posts: 1,849 Gallery Images: 9 Comments: 12 Rep:	Re: Meal worms and white worms Hi Sara, If I can just add, if you do feed an axolotl mealworms ensure you decapitate the mealworm as it has strong mandibles that can tear through the axolotl's internals. Tweet Share __________________ "I shall deal with the matter momentarily" - Havelock Vetinari Useful links: Forum Rules \| Axolotl Caresheets \| Axolotl Sanctuary \| Axolotl FAQ\| Water Quality FAQ \| Caudata Culture Articles

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Sparrowmayhem (Sara88) Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Nationality: Location: [ Members Only ] Posts: 21 Gallery Images: 0 Comments: 0 Rep:	Re: Meal worms and white worms hi there thanks for the replys i wont be feeding my adult axies mealworms i was just wondering about them as a food. The white worms will be for me babys when they get a bit bigger they are about 30mm at the moment thanks Tweet Share

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