Small food for a small mouth.

[NewtsRAwesome]

I have a Red Spotted Newt that is verry small. He is just barely bigger than a quarter. I've done research that tells me I shouldn't feed him anything much bigger then his head.
So what is small enough to feed him when his head is about the size of this :
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[caudatadude28]

You could try spring tails, whiteworms, grindal worms(smaller relative of whiteworms), black worms in a dish or on paper towel, and maybe pin head crickets. Correct me if I am wrong about the pinhead crickets.

 

[madeve]

Pin head crickets should work. I would add flightless fruit flies to that list, you can usually find the cultures at Petco for around $10.

 

[Greatwtehunter]

Pin head crickets should work. I would add flightless fruit flies to that list, you can usually find the cultures at Petco for around $10.

It should be worth mentioning that if you decide to use fruit flies or pinhead crickets they will need to be dusted with calcium powder twice a week and vitamin powder once a week. The pinhead crickets in addition the the calcium and vitamin supplements will also need to be gut loaded (feeding the crickets at least 4 hours before feeding them to your newt).

 

[slowfoot]

It should be worth mentioning that if you decide to use fruit flies or pinhead crickets they will need to be dusted with calcium powder twice a week and vitamin powder once a week. The pinhead crickets in addition the the calcium and vitamin supplements will also need to be gut loaded (feeding the crickets at least 4 hours before feeding them to your newt).

Hey, Justin. Can I ask what brand of vitamins you use?

 

[madeve]

I often forget the obvious, dusting and gut loading advice. It's routine for me so I don't always think of mentioning it, thanks for clarifying that Justin.

It should be worth mentioning that if you decide to use fruit flies or pinhead crickets they will need to be dusted with calcium powder twice a week and vitamin powder once a week. The pinhead crickets in addition the the calcium and vitamin supplements will also need to be gut loaded (feeding the crickets at least 4 hours before feeding them to your newt).

 

[NewtsRAwesome]

Thank you all for the much appreciated help.

 

[Greatwtehunter]

Hey, Justin. Can I ask what brand of vitamins you use?

Rep-Cal Herptivite Multivitamins and Rep-Cal Calcium with Vitamin D3 Ultrafine Powder.

 

[slowfoot]

Rep-Cal Herptivite Multivitamins and Rep-Cal Calcium with Vitamin D3 Ultrafine Powder.

Thanks, Justin