Feeding a baby axolotl

[jesssicasc]

Hi! I'm sorry if this has been posted but I couldn't really find an adequate answer as most were talking about axies that were a bit older.

I'm looking to get a baby axolotl, I've had 2 before but I got them as adults so I'm really unsure with how to feed a baby.
I've seen that earthworms are the best but they're so big! Should I feed them bloodworms instead? How big does the axolotl need to be before I can transition them to the earthworms or any other food that may be better for them.

Thank you so much!

 

[Butterbut the great]

It depends on how big the axolotl is. If it is over 3 inches you can feed a cut up earth worm. If it is any smaller than 3 inches you can feed blood worms until 3 inches.
Hope this helps

 

[jesssicasc]

It depends on how big the axolotl is. If it is over 3 inches you can feed a cut up earth worm. If it is any smaller than 3 inches you can feed blood worms until 3 inches.
Hope this helps

Thank you!

 

[Calgarycoppers]

Axolotl diet

This lists different foods available

It really depends on how big your axolotl is.

 

[efs710920mex]

Newly hatched
The first days they feed from the yolk sac. There is a product called Micron from Sera based on spirulina algae and is indicated for fingerlings in general.

At 11 days hatched you can feed small live preys such as artemia salina nauplii, insect larvae 3mm long and tubifex (previously disinfected with a drop of acriflavine, a drop of methylene blue a drop of copper sulfate and a drop of potassium permanganate. Rinse thoroughly after one hour.)

Younglings
From 5cm long can be fed artemia salina, fry, tubifex, small pellets, earthworm and small bites of meat.

Adults
Small fish, tubifex, earthworms, mealworms, small bites of beef or chicken, crickets and pellets.