Juvie axies not growing anymore.

[damien]

I have 6 juvinile axolotls that are a couple of months old, but they are still 6-7cm long. I feed them frozen bloodworms about 3 times a week.
I'm wondering if the growth is supposed to go slow at this size, or that there is something missing in the diet or something.
They all eat very well and they are quite active.

 

[damien]

I've made some pictures from above, and to me, they look kinda skinny. Or are the heads of juvies supposed to be só big?

 

[digger]

at that size i would still feed them daily, their heads should be in proportion to their bodies.
you could try earth worms all mine love that

 

[damien]

I breed earthworms, but they are about 4 times the size of the axies
Chopping them up is not one of my hobbies
I can try to find some small ones.
Are frozen bloodworms good enough?

 

[kapo]

If you breed earthworms, you should have small baby earthworms amongst the pile. If you know what the worm eggs look like (sort of like small green olives), you can separate them out into a container of earth and let them hatch - they would be big enough for your juvies.

And yes at that size you could still feed them twice a day until they reach 12cm-15cm then drop back to once a day feeding, then once they're more mature - approx 20cm move feeding to 2-3 times a week.

 

[damien]

I do breed earthworms, but I've never seen eggs though.. Are they always on the surface?

I found some small worms, about 1cm, but not slightly bigger. The bigger ones are just too big for them.

I'll increase the feeding and see what happens.

 

[Bellabelloo]

I feed my juveniles earth worms. I admit I hate chopping them up but its a really good cheap food supply and also one of the best types of food. My axolotl thrive on them and their growth rate is amazing since they have been eating them ( eggs layed early August and the largest is now 6 inches!!). I'll be rummaging throught the compost heap tomorrow ( its dark and too cold now) to see if I can find the eggs.............................

 

[damien]

The funny thing is, my juvies ALSO come from august...we both had eggs around the same time.

Are there smaller kinds of worms? (about 5cm)

 

[John]

Frozen bloodworm are a good food but they are not a good long term food (they are lacking in something I can`t put my finger on).

 

[kapo]

If you have a steady supply of earthworms that you know are definitely breeding, then chances are worm eggs are in there. You just have to go through the dirt gently - I use the end of a kebab skewer or and part the dirt/earth - they tend to be buried round the middle or close to the bottom (look for tiny greeny yellow type olives - sorry only way I can think to describe them!)