CometTheOdd
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I was cleaning Cosmic’s Enclosures out and I found a meal worm turned to a beetle. Are they able to eat them still?
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Ok that’s good to know. I’ve never fed him the beetles so I didn’t know.Mines favorite "snack" is a super worm beetle.
Ok that’s good to know. I’ve never fed him the beetles so I didn’t know.
What is BSFL?Do BSFL and then they turn into flies...Blueberry loves them both ways
Do you feed the mealworms, though? Mealworms should not be a part of your chameleon's diet
They can be part of a balance diet. They certainly eat and gut load different foods vs crickets etc. But yea you might mow through a 1000 count box of crickets per month, but a 1000 count super/meal worm box lasts me close to a year, they seem to live forever.
No they should not be.
Superworms =/= Mealworms.
Superworms, are fine as a treat and part of a Balanced diet. Mealworms have extremely hard chitinous shells, cause impaction and are not as nutritious as Supers. There is 100% no reason, to and plenty of reasons not to ever feed Mealworms. Superworms however again, are fine.
However while we are on the subject, Crickets are also a terrible feeder, but I am not going to try to sway tradition . (I wouldn't feed Crickets though)
No they should not be.
Superworms =/= Mealworms.
Superworms, are fine as a treat and part of a Balanced diet. Mealworms have extremely hard chitinous shells, cause impaction and are not as nutritious as Supers. There is 100% no reason, to and plenty of reasons not to ever feed Mealworms. Superworms however again, are fine.
However while we are on the subject, Crickets are also a terrible feeder, but I am not going to try to sway tradition . (I wouldn't feed Crickets though)
Interesting. Why no crickets?
OK, thanks. I feed my guy eight different feeders, including crickets, so thanks for the info. He recently starting accepting dubia, thank God, so I've cut back on crickets anyhow.Crickets are Chitin Heavy, have a poor C/P ratio, smell, make noise, and have a knack for getting sick, and sometimes those sicknesses can spread to Chams, like Alfatoxins.
Roaches make a much better "Staple", and pose less risk than Crickets. I hate crickets.
The only advantage Crickets have over other feeders, is they are found everywhere, pretty much every pet store ect. Other than that, they Re pretty inferior in every way to other options.
OK, thanks. I feed my guy eight different feeders, including crickets, so thanks for the info. He recently starting accepting dubia, thank God, so I've cut back on crickets anyhow.