Food for Axolotls: What, When, and How Much
Although your Axolotl seems like the cutest and sweetest thing in the entire world, it’s still a carnivore. This means its diet needs to be meat-based. Earthworms are known to be the absolute best food for Axolotls. There are many other food sources that are great for Axolotls. Ther are even some pellet food that is great for Axolotls.
Since every Axolotl is different, it is recommended to feed as much as your Axolotl can consume within several minutes. Feed every 2 - 3 days.
Acceptable sinking pellets
- Axolotl pellets - A Lot’l Axolotls ~ Available in our marketplace
- Sinking Carnivore Pellets - Hikari ~ Available in our marketplace
- Soft Salmon Pellets - Brand unknown
List of acceptable Life food
This table was created by Jennifer Macke(1)
Food
Protein
(% dry wt)
Fat
(% dry wt)
Calcium
(% dry wt)
Phosphorous
(% dry wt)
Ca:Phos
Ratio
Ref.
Blackworms
47.8
20.1
0.11
0.85
0.12
1
Bloodworms
52.8
9.7
0.38
0.90
0.42
1
Crickets, adult
64.9
13.8
0.14
0.99
0.14
1
Crickets, pinheada
NA
NA
1.29
0.79
1.63
2
Cockroach, American
53.9
28.4
0.20
0.50
0.40
1
Earthworms
62.2
17.7
1.72
0.90
1.91
1
Nightcrawlers
60.7
4.4
1.52
0.96
1.58
1
Fruit flies
63.9
19.5
0.10
1.05
0.09
1
Fruit fly larvae
40.3
29.4
0.59
2.30
0.25
1
Maggots
56.8
20.0
0.41
1.13
0.36
1
Mealworms
52.7
32.8
0.11
0.77
0.14
1
Mosquito larvae
42.2
16.1
0.79
1.07
0.73
1
Tubifex worms
46.1
15.1
0.19
0.73
0.26
1
Daphnia
55.2
6.6
0.10
1.17
0.08
1
Waxworms
42.4
46.4
0.11
0.62
0.17
1
Phoenix wormsb
45.3
32.4
2.33
1.53
1.52
5
Leeches
85.3
4.3
0.16
0.94
0.17
7
Rangen soft moist salmon pellets
44
18
NA
NA
NA
3
Shrimp, raw
83.3
8.3
0.22
0.85
0.26
4
Squid, raw
84.2
5.3
0.47
2.03
0.23
4
Salmon, raw
63.5
34.2
0.039
0.75
0.05
4
Codfish, raw
93.4
4.56
0.084
1.07
0.08
4
Anchovy, raw, wholec
74.0
18.5
0.544
0.644
0.84
4
Beef heart, raw
76.9
20.0
0.030
0.92
0.03
4
Beef liver, rawd
69.0
13.8
0.017
1.33
0.01
4
Beef sirloin, raw
79.4
16.1
0.081
0.756
0.11
4
Chicken breast, raw
92.0
4.0
0.044
0.784
0.06
4
Chicken, whole 1-day-old
64.9
22.4
1.69
1.22
1.39
4
Mouse, pinkiee
64.2
17.0
1.17
NA
NA
6
Mouse, whole adulte
55.8
23.6
2.98
1.72
1.73
6
Frog, Green
71.2
10.2
4.80
1.87
2.29
6
Toad, Southern
61.0
14.0
2.94
1.79
1.64
6
Quail, whole
71.5
31.9
3.43
NA
NA
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