Best feeders for Small Hatchlings

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kingofnobbys

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Blowfly gents (maggots) are a very good nutritious feeder and very soft and slow moving.
see this https://frogs.org.au/live-foods/product/blowfly-larvae/ for size near pupation. The hatchling will also enjoy the flies , especially just as they emerge from the pupa.

housefly gents , see above .
see this https://frogs.org.au/live-foods/product/house-fly-larvae/ size of full grown , ready to pupate maggots. The hatchling will also enjoy the flies , especially just as they emerge from the pupa.
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Silkworms are also a very good and nutritious feeder.
This is what the look like a 1 day old
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7 day old
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twp weeks old
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about 4 weeks old
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A little hatchling can handle all these size silkworms , because they are very soft and squishy and full of moist goo and chewed up mulberry leaves or chow.

Small size BSFL are very good.

Size of pinhead crickets
https://frogs.org.au/live-foods/product/hatching-crickets/
not a lot of protein in each when so small cf amount of exoskeleton. It'll have to catch and eat dozens per meal , and they are very hard to care for at this size and hard to keep track off in the tank.
Sizes of smaller sized crickets suitable for hatchlings for comparison
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I'd up from pinhead size to this size crickets - https://frogs.org.au/live-foods/product/small-crickets/ , 20 day old crickets , these will be easier to get a good meal of protein from and easier for you and the hatchling to keep track off in the tank.

Max size for crickets or their equivalents in roaches or locusts (hoppers) or houseflys, blowflys or blacksoldier flys is no hard bodied insect NOT LONGER than the space between the hatchling's eyes.
This is not applicable to gents, maggots, pupa, or silkworms.

Beauty of using gents , fly pupae close to hatching , and silkworms is they can be left in a suitable feeding dish (on a bit of mulberry leaf or chow if silkworms) for the hatchling to discover/notice and nibble at it's own pace and when it chooses, the wont bite the hatchling, are slow moving, and will pretty much stay in the dish (leave in cool zone so they don't get cooked) and they are all very high in calcium and protein (exactly what the hatchling needs to grow and develop properly) , and most lizards go bananas for them (they love them).
 

rjaimz1

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Phoenix worms/reptiworms are great feeders...they are high in calcium and do not need to be dusted with calcium powder. They are high in nutrition and low in fat. I would order the small bc the extra small is very very very small. They are the black soldier fly larvae, they have a soft exterior so no risk for impaction! they are safe parasite free and meet your beardies daily needs. Phoenix worms can be pricey, reptiworms which are also black soldier fly larvae are a less expensive. The material they are packed in is also safe for your beardies. Here is a couple links to their websites...
https://www.phoenixworm.com/
http://reptiworms.com/
 
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