Question: Is this normal for 2 month old Axolotls?

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I feed them and they are extremely aggressive as if they haven't eaten in days. I feed them until they just hold it in their mouths. They are 2 months(I think they hatched on March 20) just got them last week. Because of their size(2 1/2 inches(The largest is 3 inches) I feed them two-three times a day but every time I do they just eat like they've been starved to death. I'm just curious if that's how they are or if I am underfeeding them (If I am I'm gonna cry). Again, I feed them 2-3 times a day and clean out their tank daily. They are currently in a 5 gal tank that is only filled up about 1/4 of the tank and the temps are at 60-61°. I'm new to this and not sure if it's good that they're eating like a bunch of wild pack animals. I know from experience of other animals (reptiles to be specific) that babies will eat as if it's their last meal I'm curious if it's the same with them.
 
Mt first time I had lots of live feed available. I had an outdoor 3000-gallon tank full of daphnia. I would carry five-gallon bucket and doing daily water changes They grew to six inches in six weeks. There were fifteen of them.
 
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Some foods trigger agressivity and other don't.

Foods which are moving a lot (like earthworms), or which are smelling in the water (like frozen bloodworms) tend to make axolotls aggressive.
Daphnias (if available in large amounts) are passively hunted by water filtering, no aggressions.

Temperature perhaps : I have less problems in my outdoors tanks.
 
Okay that's what I thought. Good to know thank you that explains it as I currently feed them frozen bloodworms.
 
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