LeFarge
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This might seem like a daft question, but... why earthworms?
What exactly is it that makes them the best staple diet for axolotls?
I am not disputing that they are the best, but like Alice I'm impossibly curious.
It seems pretty obvious that earthworms aren't the staple diet of wild axolotls in Mexico - sure the odd one might plop in but worms live in the ground, they're not aquatic (and while I'm on that subject does anyone KNOW what they DO eat in the wild).
Whenever someone asks what the best food is we hear all the possibilities (beef heart, shrimp, blood worm, chicken breast, guppies etc etc) but people take on a very strong, almost zealot-like tone about ONLY feeding earthworms and as it seems to be a pretty strong concensus I wondered if somebody could fill me in on the details.
Sorry if this has been asked before but I couldn't find a definitive answer!
What exactly is it that makes them the best staple diet for axolotls?
I am not disputing that they are the best, but like Alice I'm impossibly curious.
It seems pretty obvious that earthworms aren't the staple diet of wild axolotls in Mexico - sure the odd one might plop in but worms live in the ground, they're not aquatic (and while I'm on that subject does anyone KNOW what they DO eat in the wild).
Whenever someone asks what the best food is we hear all the possibilities (beef heart, shrimp, blood worm, chicken breast, guppies etc etc) but people take on a very strong, almost zealot-like tone about ONLY feeding earthworms and as it seems to be a pretty strong concensus I wondered if somebody could fill me in on the details.
Sorry if this has been asked before but I couldn't find a definitive answer!