Ambystoma opacum feeding

[RoosterSalad]

I recently got a group of four marbled salamanders and was surprised at how tiny they were! I've read that they're very secretive and sure enough they scattered under leaf litter and burrowed the second i put them in and haven't come out of hiding. Now the question is, how to go about feeding them? Should I let worms free roam for hunting? They seem too small for worms and I don't want to stress them out by digging them up to feed

 

[Asevernnnn]

You could put worms into a somewhat deep dish so they don't get out and let them find it or place them near it

 

[RoosterSalad]

good idea, i'll try that tonight!

 

[evut]

I think live worms will escape from any bowl, the salamanders on the other hand might struggle if it was something deep and they fell in.
The best thing to do is to leave worms to live in the vivarium, another good addition would be woodlice. You can also feed the salamander by leaving chopped large worms (nightcrawlers) - don't cut them too small so that they still move, and small slugs. Some people also feed these animals dusted crickets but they shouldn't be a staple.
My salamanders spend most time under cork bark where they can be easily found. I can lift the cork up and place food in front of them. Very often they will take the food while I'm looking, especially if it's small garden worms (greyish pink ones which don't move much).

 

[Asevernnnn]

I've used a 1.5 inch deep bowl and haven't had any worms escape , and the worms I used were just halves of Canadian nightcrawlers

 

[RoosterSalad]

where can i get wood lice? I know frog owners colonize spring tails in their set ups, do you think they would eat those too?