What to feed a baby red salamander?

Answer 1

well,

try "pin-head" crickets (the smallest size they come, you may have to special order thee on the internet or form a pet store). They are a decent candidate and probably the easiest to get in quantity.

The smallest red wigglers (worms) you can get; you may have to get a bunch and pick out the tiniest ones

Springtails are good (tiny white bugs in found temeperate soil everywhere) usually you have to get these from somebody who "raises" them or "get" them form outside soils.

I have had some success getting tiny salamanders to eat live blood worms or black worms (which are aquatic and so they die on land after a few minutes) its not ecconomical but you can buy a bunch, store them in the refrigerator and present a few worms at a time to the salamander (get these at any pet store which sells lots of trpoical fish) Don't get frozen or freeze=dried (these won't work) don't bother trying petco, petland or petsmart as they don't carry them live.

Also live fruit flies are available at some good pet stores (or again on the internet) try these.

Answer 2

My redback salamander is about 2-3 inches long. He/she eats every day. It will not eat anything that it cohabitates with. Therefore, don't bother with millipedes or centipedes b/c they're his "friends". However, my salamander LOVES Spiders and fruit flies! He eats about 3 fruit flies and 3 small spiders a day. (He won't eat anything dead.) He might eat even more, but I have trouble finding food for him. Of course, if your salamander is bigger, you'll have to find larger prey or more abundant meals. These little guys make great pets. Good luck.

Answer 3

I have had some success with frozen bloodworms (thawed) Judy

Answer 4

small invertebrates (these salamanders will even climb up small shrubs and other plants to search for food)