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spawn
Undertaker
spawn

Australia
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Posted - 23 May 2004 :  10:23:08 PM  Show Profile  Send spawn an ICQ Message Send spawn a Private Message  Reply with Quote
MEAL WORMS


Type: Live Food
Availability : Every Where
Care : S.F.A
Cost : @$8 for 100 grams = 100+ meal worms

This would have to be the cheapest and most Available foods for axolotls....



regular mealworms - Tenebrio Molitor
King Mealworms - Zophobas


( Regular Meal Worms )

the above pic is meal worms in all 3 life stages

the axy's love these buggers and its very easy tostart a culture at home once you have some meal worms.....


Links...

http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/misc/ef002.htm
http://www.fishpondinfo.com/worm.htm#cage
http://www.icomm.ca/dragon/mealworm.htm

Enjoy ..... I'm sure ya axy's will




-= SPAWN =-
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Plenty more fish in the sea
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Edited by - spawn on 25 May 2004 1:03:17 PM

Callatya
Madam Callatya
Callatya

Australia
49 Posts

Posted - 24 May 2004 :  02:24:11 AM  Show Profile  Send Callatya an AOL message  Send Callatya an ICQ Message  Click to see Callatya's MSN Messenger address  Send Callatya a Yahoo! Message Send Callatya a Private Message  Reply with Quote
All you kids out there, or partners f the non-critter... do be aware that you should label the container before you put it in the fridge...

my mother was sincerely un-im-pressed when she found my stash in bran meal behind the tomatoes.

*Ahhh! the bran is moving!*

only prob i found with them is that they float, blighters gulp air when you drop them in. you have to place them underwater or handfeed as they can float for several days (i experimented a bit in the sink)

Oh, and the chitin (is that the right stuff? the shell material) does clog up fine filter mesh so keep an eye on it if you are feeding them often ;)

B loved them ;)
If only they wouldnt drown to darn fast.
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Amez
Corpse
Amez

Australia
6 Posts

Posted - 02 March 2005 :  11:50:51 PM  Show Profile  Click to see Amez's MSN Messenger address Send Amez a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I'm going to try my axy Sam on meal worms tomorrow. He loves reglar garden worms, but i want to try him on something different, so I hope he likes mealworms!
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Amez
Corpse
Amez

Australia
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Posted - 06 March 2005 :  12:51:34 PM  Show Profile  Click to see Amez's MSN Messenger address Send Amez a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Well, i tried him on mealworms and he loves them! I have to cut their heads off before feeding them to him though. When i tried giving him one with the head still on he spat it out. I've also bought him some 'Can O' Crickets' which he loves, but i'm going to have to cut those in half because they're too big for Sam to swallow.
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luv_ville
DOA

Australia
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Posted - 16 June 2007 :  1:48:11 PM  Show Profile  Click to see luv_ville's MSN Messenger address Send luv_ville a Private Message  Reply with Quote
My Salsa loves meal worms except when you give it to her she takes like 2 mins to eat one, she keeps spitting it out a little and then eatting it again. Do you think maybe there to big for her?
Also I do the whole rub it next to her gills and then place it in front of her mouth but she doesn't seem to be able to suck them up strong enough.
Help would be great.

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