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Kazerella
The Amphibian Administrator
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 29/03/2010 : 11:48:16
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Cause it's alright to join in Mazz- all comments are greatly appreciated.
Thanks for the offer of the pellets but I've just ordered some off the net, so hopefully they'll come today. I doubt my axies will be interested, but I've ordered them some small worms too, so I'm sure they'll have a nice treat anyway.
Good idea about the fishing tackle shop. Will have to pop in. I used to get the occassional bag of maggots to make flies for the toads, so I don't know why I didn't think of that before  |
 
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Mazz
Pondweed
United Kingdom
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Posted - 31/03/2010 : 02:38:49
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Thats ok, i hope your axies take to the pellets ok & worms too
My new soft pellets arrived, they are New Era cichlid 'American' pellets, its what some sealife centres use for their axies apparently (lol i was sad enough to email a sealife centre to ask, thankfully they replied without seeming to think i was mad!)
They are small soft pellets, i've put some in a pot in the tank corner & moulded some together to make bigger bits so i could hand feed them & so far my axies seem very happy to eat them. They mainly eat worms & bloodworms with an occasional prawn now & then but i want to add pellets to their diet as if we go away i cant see my pet sitter (ie my mum) feeding live worms lol!
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0.0.9 Fish - danios & minnows
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1.0.0 Syrian hamster
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Kazerella
The Amphibian Administrator
United Kingdom
969 Posts |
Posted - 31/03/2010 : 09:32:48
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That's what we want them for really, just so we aren't so reliant on live foods.
I've had bags of blood worm just dying overnight and it's always when the local aquatic shop is shut that day, so you've got to go further out of your way to buy fresh. Sods law is a unbeatable force sometimes |
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Mazz
Pondweed
United Kingdom
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Posted - 01/04/2010 : 02:12:46
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I know that feeling, i live 10 miles away from the nearest town and its a 40 mile round trip to the closest place that sells live bloodworm so pellets are great as a standby or as a holiday food, they arent my axies favourite food but they do seem keener on the new pellets i've just got!
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0.0.9 Fish - danios & minnows
0.0.2 Aquatic dwarf frogs
0.0.2 GALS
1.0.0 Syrian hamster
0.0.2 Axolotl
1.1.0 Kids! |
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Kazerella
The Amphibian Administrator
United Kingdom
969 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2010 : 10:40:16
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Well it looks like mine aren't too bothered either- so far only Attilla has had some and it's no surprise because he will eat ANYTHING! In fact he went for my fingers yesterday. Gave me a bit of a surprise 
The others are all happily eating earthworms though. The biggest surprise was that little Boudicca wolfs them down. She's the smallest so didn't think she'd be able to handle them yet.
Timujin took a few days to change over, still preferring the bloodworm, but at least now I can offer them both so they've got a bit of variety. |
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Kazerella
The Amphibian Administrator
United Kingdom
969 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2010 : 09:18:17
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Right, small worms are getting too small an item for the monstrous axie babies, so I have started adding a few other insects to the diet like small mealworms (we breed our own so have tiny mealies available and thought they'd be better in case the exo-skeleton was too much at this stage) and baby dubia roaches. So far only Attila seems interested, but the others won't be too far behind.
Really developing their personalities at the moment and their characters are shining through.
Going to have to get more pics! |
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Overfeeding?
