Axolotls in the wild are carnivores. They chew on bones to get protein and fat from meat and fish to stay healthy.
They get calcium from small crustaceans, mollusks, insects, fish eggs, and worms.
My family has kept axolotls as pets for years and have always loved eating garden worms. We often found them in our backyard after a rainstorm, and the axolotls would happily gobble them up. We learned early on that they also enjoy fishing worms, which we’d buy at the pet store.
The key to feeding an axolotl garden worm is ensuring they are clean before offering them to your pet. You’ll want to rinse them off with cold water and remove any dirt or other debris from their surface. After that, it’s just a matter of dropping them into the tank and watching your axolotl go wild!
Axolotls are omnivorous creatures and will happily munch on almost anything, including garden worms.
Can Axolotls Eat Garden Worms?
Axolotls are carnivorous and eat worms like mealworms, hornworms, and Dendrobaena. Unfortunately, red wigglers and other worms can secrete a slime that axolotls may find harmful.
Axolotls can easily learn to eat various worms, which is good news. They also enjoy eating meat.
Offer high-quality worms to axolotls to ensure a healthy diet. These promote healthy gill filament growth in your pet and provide essential nutrients.
Nutritional Content of Garden Worms
Captive amphibians get vitamins and minerals from garden worms. They are rich in iron and protein. They are also a good source of riboflavin, thiamin, and niacin.
Axolotls need a varied diet, especially babies.
Axolotls eat earthworms well. These worms are nutritious and easy to grow.
To prevent choking, your axolotl’s mouth should never be larger than its mouth. Crushing the jaws of worms before giving them to your pet prevents them from escaping and getting stuck in their throat or digestive system.
Health Benefits and Risks of Garden Worms
Worms have health benefits, but most people avoid them. Garden worms fertilize plants, break down soil, and remove debris.
They retain moisture and aerate the soil, making them great garden additions.
Worms may carry harmful bacteria and parasites that could harm your pet’s axolotl. Thus, only clean and safe garden worms should be fed.
Axolotls can be fed worms in several ways. Boiling for several minutes kills harmful bacteria and parasites. Before cooking, you could freeze them.
Other Alternatives to Garden Worms
Garden worms can be eaten without a burlap sack or hessian bag.
This is ideal because it gives your worms a dark, moist place to eat their food scraps. This makes it easier for them to climb to the top of the working tray and efficiently break down food debris.
Egg carton cardboard can be cut to size and used as a blanket for your worm farm. It saves money and reduces waste!
Worms help soil health by composting waste. Plants grow better in healthier soil with this compost.
Conclusion about Eating Garden Worms
Earthworms recycle organic matter and break the ground into tunnels to keep our soil healthy.
Earthworms need food to maintain soil health and productivity, regardless of whether you garden. Compost, yard waste, or organic matter can do this.
Axolotls eat garden worms for vitamins, minerals, and nutrients. However, adding worms to your aquarium could introduce parasites that could make your pet sick.
