Feeding baby axolotls

[chicken]

I just got my baby axolotls, just 2 days old.

How can i feed them? A whole tubifex is too big in size and when i cut it into 3 or 4 parts, they won't eat them.

I also tried dried artemias, those they also don't eat.

I'm worrying about they will die soon if they don't eat.

 

[mary]

hi there, i got my axolotls when they were about 4 weeks old- so older than yours.
I fed mine frozen blood worms- about 1/4 cube for the 2 per day initially.... now they are so hungry i don't do the blood worms anymore- too small!!

 

[sharn]

tubifex isnt the most nutritious compared to other foods and if its not frozen/freeze dried its a great source of nasties.

frozen blood worm, minced up black worm, freshly hatched brine shrimp (die in fresh water)or daphnia (fresh water so will be quite happy swimming round till they get snapped up)are some good options. they need food available at all times at that age with water changes daily. it would be best to get the daphnia from a healthy culture, not the wild as that might introduce some bugs that can hurt your babies. good luck!

 

[jennifer]

There are several options described here:
http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/microfoods.shtml
As you are in a hurry, the fastest options would be to find some daphnia in a local pond, or "keep trying" with the chopped tubifex. Good luck!