The little spring salamander eggs have hatched. My boys have been enjoying watching them eat. A little interesting fact about salamander babies is that when they first hatch they thrive on the yolk sack for several days, sometimes not eating any real food for about a week.
Once they do start finally eating they rely on the instinct of chasing, and will only eat something that is moving. It’s fun to watch them as you wiggle a little frozen worm in front of them and they get down and arch their shoulders and then pounce on it like a little kitten in play. It’s also a little difficult to get them to eat the first few times.
After a while they start to rely on their sense of smell for food, and feeding them becomes much easier! At that point you can just leave the food in the tank in a pile and they will flock to it all on their own.
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