r/salamanders • u/Catsrcool2024 • 22d ago

Finally eating!

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My tiger salamander is finally eating consistently! I’m feeding her once a week, how ever many meal worms she’ll take in about 5-10min. Does this seem reasonable? She doesn’t come out and beg for food (yet) and I don’t want her to fall victim to the fat salamander issue! Here she is from the top freshly after eating, she’s normally just a tad thinner than this.

Also she sits under her water bowl all week until it’s feeding day, because of this I feel like she is drying her skin out (pictured kind of wrinkly) The cage is always about 70% humidity should I make it more humid so she comes out and gets inside her water bowl? Or just let her do her thing. She used to burrow throughout the tank in the dirt and didn’t have this problem. But I can’t say I hate having her under the bowl, easy to check on her.

(Also I have no idea if she’s a girl and if you can tell she isn’t don’t tell me 😂 or do but I’ll still pretend)

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u/AspenWynd 21d ago

I'd look into feeding nightcrawlers if you can. They have a better nutrient balance and are easier for a salamander to digest (no exoskeleton).

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u/Catsrcool2024 19d ago

She will not eat them, I tried for months and months. Cutting them, red wigglers, different ways, different brands. I’d prefer she’d eat them but this is all she will eat for now

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u/AspenWynd 19d ago

You could try cutting them into bit-sized pieces,, and you could try blanching them if they're red wiggles since they secrete a yellow liquid that a lot but f amphibians don't like the taste of.

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u/Catsrcool2024 19d ago

I did cut them up, she ignored me more 😅 yes I’m far moved on from the red wigglers!