Silkworms as feeders

[dawnki]

I've read many posts here about folks feeding tons of crickets and such to their dragons---I became concerned because bruno, my dragon, doesn't eat nearly half of the amount. I feed silkworms and dubia roaches and still bruno is plump and healthy.

I'm thinking he doesn't eat as much because silks are higher in fat and other nutrients so doesn't need as much.

He eats like 8-10 medium -large silks a day and a few roaches.

Anybody have any other thoughts on this?

 

[amylee159]

Yeah, thats great that he's eating so much...just once he's an adult you will have to cut back on the feeders. Silkworms are great!

 

[burt1016]

hey i just switched to silkies. i orderd 500 eggs. only like 100 hatched than like 50 died than like another 20 died so now it like 30. so i origanly i fed leavs. than they all died. then i waited for more to hatch and i bougth food. than they got bigger into ike a inch and turned white. and tried leaves agin. they finnaly ate it and saw holes in the leaves. but now i got i gigantic prob. the mullbery leaves died and they r eatin leaves... so u see where i am going? oh yeah i am also using these guys for science fair. ugh.... i gunnu get a f omfg. help!!!

 

[neecie]

My 4 month old didn't eat a ton of crickets like we read about............but also wasn't good at chasing them around her viv and I (lets remember, we're in charge) didn't want any hiding and possibly nibbling on her in the night. So got some silkies and phoenix. She loved both - but silkies are higher in fat and aren't as easy to keep...the phoenix are the HIGHEST in calcium. So now P are her entree of choice - I put them in a little plastic baby food (Gerber) container and hold it in front of her till she has all she wants..........maybe set it down for a later snack. She gets these between 4-6 ----------in the am it's the salad bar. All is well now.