Phoenix worms???

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I was thinking about switching my Beardie over from crickets to phoenix worms because a number of crickets die when I have them in my keeper. So just a few questions, are Phoenix Worms a good staple insect for my beardie? Also where could I get them? and how to I keep them? Also how many should I feed my beardie daily?
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They are good staples but will need a lot to fill an adult beardie. You can store them somewhere cool like a wine cooler. The fridge will be too cold. You can store them at room temp but will pupate in a week or so. I would let him eat as much as he wants in a few minutes. If you're in the us I get mine here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Symton-Feeding-Grade-Live-Black-Soldier-Fly-Larvae-BSFL-/262960764685?var=&hash=item3d39aed70d:m:m263Y_rjp4L16tVEzNky0Kg

Dubia roaches and silkworms are also great staples.
 
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Yeah I'd probably move to some kind of roach as a staple just because they're bigger and more filling. The black soldier fly larvae are good to offer but I treat them as a snack because they're small and would require quite a lot of them for a full meal. If they aren't chewed thoroughly (feed one at a time) then they can sometimes come through undigested too. Not as big of a deal with an adult since they eat mostly veges anyway though. And you can feed the flies off once they hatch. They're very slow moving and easy to catch. My dragon loves them.
 
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kyleena29":lm3ljp4d said:
They are good staples but will need a lot to fill an adult beardie. You can store them somewhere cool like a wine cooler. The fridge will be too cold. You can store them at room temp but will pupate in a week or so. I would let him eat as much as he wants in a few minutes. If you're in the us I get mine here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Symton-Feeding-Grade-Live-Black-Soldier-Fly-Larvae-BSFL-/262960764685?var=&hash=item3d39aed70d:m:m263Y_rjp4L16tVEzNky0Kg

Dubia roaches and silkworms are also great staples.
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If you do a subscription shipment on symtonbsf.com you get them a lot cheaper than on eBay

I'm ordering 1,000 right now every two weeks and about to jump it up to 2,000. I feed my beardie 100 at a time and it doesn't seem like he fills up. I only get that 'plump' look when I give him a buffet of crickets
 
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