Tsarmina Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Have posted this in the reptile section, but it's rather urgent we are getting an Axy tomorrow from a friend, who's son has moved out and left the axy behind. she doesn't want it, and asked if we could take it (and we said yes :roll: ) apparently it won't eat the axy food from the pet shop, so need some alternatives to feed it. whats the best tank set up, inside / outside, etc TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisP Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 By axy do you mean axolotl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted April 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 What are they feeding it at the moment, have you asked them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 I used to feed mine on Garden worms(they loved them and it gets them to actively chase the food. Even if its not hard for them to catch them, but Axys will become lazy and just sit there and let you drop the food in its mouh) I also fed bits of fresh fish and beef heart. I tried to avoid feeding too much of the dried food. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Ours ate worms too but you had to wiggle them in front of the stupid animal's face or it didn't recognise it as food :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantedobe Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Ours love worms, shrimp, beef, heart etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 probably just over fed Caryl they are lazy though, but if not fed too much they will even come upto the surface of water and feed from your hand. Well sort of, i dangle meat or bugs on waters surface so they see the movement. Most of the time i just chuck it in though and they find it. Otherwise i use to put on kebab stick then put in from of them etc they eat worms, crickets, locusts, fish, ox heart or any lean red meat. no substrate i find best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisP Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Mine used to eat the frozen bloodworm things whole! Surprised they didn't get brianfreeze or something. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 haha i was going to say a big axie would probably eat the cubes whole :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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