Axolotls Not Eating Worms

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Ok so, I have a Pair of Axolotls (A Female Golden GFP, And a Male Melanoid) that are refusing to eat Canadian Nightcrawlers. We have tried to cut them in half to feed, but both keep spitting them out, the female Acts as if she cant eat aswell and does disinterested/weak snaps. They have been tubbed for a while, with 24 hour water changes, water cooled to colder temperatures to no avail. We offered Beef to hopefully get them to eat at least a bit so they wouldnt starve themselves, and tried refeeding worms 3 days later, still no luck. There was nothing in their tank they could of eaten to become impacted and are pooping bile (From not eating in so long), which probably means their guts arent blocked or anything.

So im thinking they just genuinely dont like worms anymore, and need help to figure out what I should do. We Use prime to Cleanse their water, and use spring water to wash the worms before feeding to get dirt and stuff off. And we feed them every 2/3 Days.

Any help would be appreciated!
 
try other sources of food, although axolotls eat worms they aren't solely vermivores (worms don't provide all vitamins required) and eat a variety of aquatic prey.
 
try other sources of food, although axolotls eat worms they aren't solely vermivores (worms don't provide all vitamins required) and eat a variety of aquatic prey.
What sort of things do You recommend I should try on them?
 
for live food.. shrimp, maggots, worms, tadpoles, live bearing fish ie.. platy, molly, guppy. for frozen food.. bloodworm, brineshrimp, krill, mysis, cockle, mussel, beef/turkey heart, fish, crab, pinkies. also soft (hard need to be soaked before hand) pellets.
axolotls are carnivores and will even hunt/attack each other.
due to being mostly nocturnal feed last thing at night as they will tend to hunt/look for food when it is dark.
 
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