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Would these be suitable for axolotls? Do axolotls like pellets made for salmon or out of salmon??
SALMON HOOKER PELLETS / CARP BAIT 100G (16MM) | eBay
SALMON HOOKER PELLETS / CARP BAIT 100G (16MM) | eBay
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Question: Salmon pellets
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SludgeMunkey
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FORUM SEARCH FUNCTION!
(All that you question shall be answered...)
(All that you question shall be answered...)
I wouldn't use anything sold as fish bait as amphibian food. For a start it's developed to attract fish rather than provide optimum nutrition for a fish - let alone an amphibian.
The salmon pellets you read about on the forum are commercial feed for farmed salmon. That means someone's gone to a lot of trouble to optimise the nutritional content for growing salmon. As it happens salmon requirements closely meet that of an axolotl.
It's generally agreed that the Rangen salmon feed pellets available in the US are perfect. Sadly they are not available in the UK although there are some manufacturers of similar pellets supplying UK salmon farms. Unless you're a salmon farmer looking to buy huge sacs of the stuff on repeat order you won't have any joy with them.
There are a few half decent commecial amphibian pellets sold these days but I'd be reluctant to make them the sole diet.
The salmon pellets you read about on the forum are commercial feed for farmed salmon. That means someone's gone to a lot of trouble to optimise the nutritional content for growing salmon. As it happens salmon requirements closely meet that of an axolotl.
It's generally agreed that the Rangen salmon feed pellets available in the US are perfect. Sadly they are not available in the UK although there are some manufacturers of similar pellets supplying UK salmon farms. Unless you're a salmon farmer looking to buy huge sacs of the stuff on repeat order you won't have any joy with them.
There are a few half decent commecial amphibian pellets sold these days but I'd be reluctant to make them the sole diet.
axolotl newbie
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Hi I did use the search function, but it was these particular pellets I was considering buying and I didn't know if they were the type referred to in the forums. I wouldn't use them as a staple as I have a compost bin full of worms, but I am going on holiday in the summer and whoever cares for them whilst I am away might not like the idea of feeding worms.
Also a few of the people I gave our babies to were intending to use pellets as a staple and I wanted to make sure their needs would be met.
Also a few of the people I gave our babies to were intending to use pellets as a staple and I wanted to make sure their needs would be met.
michael
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Salmon bait pellets are much different than salmon food pellets by Rangen. One other thread went around in a big confusing circle about this topic. Saying use the search forum doesn't always answer the question.
Using salmon pellets and bloodworms for salamander food is great as long as we are talking about the same type of salmon pellets and bloodworms. The bloodworms and salmon pellets used for fish bait are not appropriate for salamander food.
Using salmon pellets and bloodworms for salamander food is great as long as we are talking about the same type of salmon pellets and bloodworms. The bloodworms and salmon pellets used for fish bait are not appropriate for salamander food.
axolotl newbie
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Thanks for that 
Hi, I went on holiday for a week and needed a neighbour to feed mine, so I bought some axolotl pellets from myaxolotl.com I think the site is called. He loves them, and i have been using them in between feeds as well, when he seems hungry and waggles his gills at me for food! I had to literally drop them at his head a few times before he got the hang of eating them though.