Question: What and how to feed newly morphed tiger salamanders

[benkelly13]

I recently purchased some "waterdogs" from a bait shop and the eat pretty much what ever when they still have the gills and everything but once they are morphing they just seem not interested in food. I have noticed its not that uncommon of a thing but i am just wondering what i could feed them and how.

 

[Jan]

You did not mention how you are housing your metamorphosed tigers. During metamorphosis, they need to have access to a land area and after metamorphosing, need a terrestrial set-up. Once metamorphosed, do not maintain them in an aquatic environment.

Not ususal, but sometimes during metamorphosis some animals do not want to eat. They should be fed small earthworms, pieces of nightcrawlers, appropriate sized crickets, etc. Tigers adapt well to hand feeding - you can also use long tongs or wooden skewers to feed them. By hand feeding you know how much and how frequently each animal is eating.

See this caresheet from our Caudata Culture section:
Caudata Culture Species Entry - Tiger salamander