Question 1

What do axolotls eat in the wild?

Accepted Answer

Axolotls are carnivorous amphibians and are not picky eaters in the wild. Wild axolotls will eat just about anything they can fit in their mouths. This includes small fish, tadpoles, insect larvae (such as mosquitoes), worms, small crustaceans, snails, and even small animals like frog tadpoles. Axolotls have also been known to be cannibalistic, sometimes even eating the limbs of their own siblings.

Question 2

What do axolotls eat in captivity?

Accepted Answer

Axolotl owners should strive to provide variety in axolotl's diet. This includes bloodworms, worms like earthworms, Californian blackworms, nightcrawlers, and red wigglers, brine shrimp, and pellets. Along with these, axolotls can also occasionally benefit from small bits of lean beef, beef liver, or chicken.

Question 3

What do baby axolotls eat?

Accepted Answer

When it comes to feeding baby axolotls, microworms, baby brine shrimp, ghost shrimp, live daphnia, mosquito larvae, and some underwater bugs are suitable.

Question 4

What do juvenile axolotls eat?

Accepted Answer

For juvenile axolotls, a diet high in bloodworms, live brine shrimp, and other live worms ensures the fastest and healthiest growth, transitioning into more variety once fully grown. If you can't find any live foods or fresh options, go with frozen. Frozen bloodworms, frozen brine shrimp, and other frozen food will need to be defrosted before feeding your axolotl.

Question 5

What do adult axolotls eat?

Accepted Answer

Adult axolotls can eat a range of food: bloodworms, California blackworms, earthworms, snails, insects, prawns, raw meat, and small freshwater fish like Guppies, feeder fish, tropical fish, and white cloud minnows. You can also feed axolotls pieces of boneless fish meat.

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