What is your axies diet?

[grant]

Ok, my axie will be coming pretty soon and I wanna make sure I get a good diet for him. I hear variety is very important for any axie so this is ABOUT what my axies diet will be: Mainly cut up earthworms, occasional frozen bloodworms, and I was thinking maybe some type of live fish (not guppies, I heard rosy red minows) about once a month or so. Well what else should I include in it's diet? And, what is your axies diet?

 

[joan]

Axe the fish. Add butterworms, waxworms, soft sinking pellets, occasional beef heart/beef liver, etc.

 

[elisheba]

fish are ok if you breed them yourself from healthy stock, but this isn't worth it for most hobbyists with only a couple of axos.

 

[natalie]

I use earthworms and the high protein sinking pellets.

 

[claire]

my college gives pinkies as a treat and also mealworms. these are only as treats though esp mealworms as they are high in fats/oils and can damage the liver.
my axies diet just consists of earthworms. might get some pinkies for them to see if they like them.

 

[sharon]

Grant if you have another fishtank - dropping a dozen guppies in there will keep your axolotls fed w/occasional live foods. Every now and again, my tropical tank gets over run with guppies and I pitch a few into the axolotl tank.

My fish tank has NEVER had any kind of medication in it. Meds can linger and seep out of silk plants and gravel - so thats important. Of course the amount of seepage affecting the guppies and then affecting the axolotls might be about nil. Just a thought.

sharon