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What is the best food to feed my axolotl?
In their natural habitat, you will find axolotls munching on small insects, including worms, fish, larvae, mollusks. However, in captivity, it's best to feed your axolotl nightcrawlers, blackworms, daphnia, raw meat, brine shrimp, and pellets.
What food do axolotls eat?
Axolotls eat worms, insects, small fish, and just about anything else that can fit inside their mouth and swallow whole, including other salamanders.
How often should you feed your axolotl?
Once they get a little older, they should be separated and fed twice a day to keep them healthy and growing. Juveniles can go a little longer between feedings, with only once a day being sufficient, though some owners still choose to feed 2x per day until the animal reaches subadult/adult stage.
What meat can axolotls eat?
Hikari sinking pellets are what my axolotl loves and they're great for when the axolotl is still growing. Sinking salmon pellets are also popular. These can be a good alternative if you are squeamish about feeding live food. However, some axolotls will not eat pellets, especially if they have already been eating worms.
How do I know if my axolotl is hungry?
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Can axolotls just eat pellets?
Please note: Axolotl pellets should only occasionally be fed to your Axolotls. These pellets are full of protein and your Axolotls will quickly gain weight on a diet of pellets alone. A variety of food is recommended for a healthy Axolotl. Regular food sources for Axolotls are worms, slugs and other insects.
How long can an axolotl go without eating?
Axolotls in the wild can go for up to 2 weeks without food as they are opportunistic eaters! Feed it up and then get the temperature down to 15-16 (obviously only if possible) to lower it's metabolism and he/she should be fine!
How many worms should my axolotl eat?
Once they are 8 months old you will be able to feed them the full sized worm of the mixed pack and they will happily eat 2 or 3 good sized worms a day, but remember just because they eat it does not mean they want it. As long as your axolotl eats two worms a day in the first two years of its life then all is good.
Do axolotls need an air stone?
Do Axolotls NEED Air Stones? Probably not. Oxygen deprivation is rarely an issue for axolotls… If you have just about any kind of an electricity-powered filter, that right there will usually generate plenty of oxygen exchange and water movement – you just can't see it.
Can I feed my axolotl cooked chicken?
Active member. A piece of cooked chicken breast fed once a month isn't going to hurt your axolotl. It would be better to feed them a piece of fish.
Can axolotls eat hot dogs?
Axolotls will eat a wide variety of food. Snails, insects, earthworms, small, whole aquarium-raised fish, or chopped pieces of fish, canned tuna, and"chicken and pork organs are all consumed with relish. Axolotls do not tolerate any form of processed meats such as bologna or hot dogs.
Can I feed my axolotl raw beef?
They will accept blood worm and brine shrimp (freeze dried and frozen) but they are hard to feed because they float and are messy. I found my babies LOVE little bits of raw beef (rice size). They gulp it down so fast, the water stays clean and there are no mess and no waste at all.
Do axolotls eat their poop?
I do recommend picking up the poop as soon as you spot it, since axolotls are silly creatures who will put anything in their mouth. If they eat their own poop by mistake, they will do a spit take and scatter bits of poop everywhere! Whether your axolotl makes poop rain or not, you will need to do weekly water changes.
Do axolotls like to be touched?
Like fish, axolotls have a slime coat over their skin that serves as a shield against their environment. Touching them (fish or axolotls) can damage this coat, making them vulnerable to various infections. I also find that their skin is very delicate and easily damaged.
Can axolotls eat chicken?
Active member. A piece of cooked chicken breast fed once a month isn't going to hurt your axolotl. It would be better to feed them a piece of fish.
Can axolotls eat hot dogs?
Axolotls will eat a wide variety of food. Snails, insects, earthworms, small, whole aquarium-raised fish, or chopped pieces of fish, canned tuna, and"chicken and pork organs are all consumed with relish. Axolotls do not tolerate any form of processed meats such as bologna or hot dogs.