Because they task him, and he shall have them! Or less obliquely, these eels were the only thing left to eat on planet.
KHAN: Allow me to introduce you to Ceti Alpha V's only remaining indigenous life form.
After fifteen years, whatever food stores Kirk left Khan's party would have been consumed long ago. Even if Kirk left them replicators, Khan would need some kind of organic matter as feedstock, which means they are eating the eels one way or another. It's either that or go cannibal and start shoving their comrades into the hoppers.
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