aotealotl Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 I am on the hunt for bloodworms for my Axolotl larvas and found these Freeze Dried Bloodworms. never used them before. do I have to put them in water until they are soft again and feed them ? I know freeze dried coffee but bloodworms... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 They will absorb the water when you feed them. I dont know that the larvas will eat them though as they bear little resemblance to either the frozen or real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 you will need live food for axolotl larvae, BBS, or daphnia are best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotealotl Posted January 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 you will need live food for axolotl larvae, BBS, or daphnia are best no, mine are already grown out of that stage (got BBS daily, didn't like daphnia - it's probably me feeding the daphnia wrong), they already eat pieces of garden worms (tiny pieces as in one ring), half whiteworms and fruit flies I give them with tweezers, just thought bloodworm pieces would be easier to feed (and I am against axolotl pellets) EDIT: sorry they are probably no longer called larvae (or are they ?), they have front legs and the hind legs start to grow, they are between 30 and 35mm now. what are they called now ? juveniles ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 What about a tadolotl or an axopole? :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Can you not get hold of frozen bloodworms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotealotl Posted January 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Can you not get hold of frozen bloodworms? if I drive to Dunedin I will but noone seems to send frozen bloodworms to Naseby, too much out in the tussock it seems. we even have a church, a hotel, a shop and a pub, I live a stone throw away from the CBD but it is listed as Rural Delivery with all the courier companies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 cut all fat and hard tissue off some oxheart cube meat and wrap in gladwrap and freeze individually get one out and use craft knife blade to shave a bit off then slice finely also troughs for small boatmen, mosquito wrigglers etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotealotl Posted January 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 cut all fat and hard tissue off some oxheart cube meat and wrap in gladwrap and freeze individually get one out and use craft knife blade to shave a bit off then slice finely that is a good idea, thanks :thup: (will probably use chicken heart but anyway, good idea...) also troughs for small boatmen, mosquito wrigglers etc yup, the buckets and bins are ready around the house to get mosquito wigglers etc. but still no luck (still happy neighbours)... ...found several ponds in the forest with tonns of small boatmen but they are still a bit too big for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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