Advice, Please

[LooptyLoo]

Hi Everyone!

I've had my 4 month old beardie for 5 days. She is great at eating her greens and veggies, but absolutely refuses to eat her crickets. I ordered a batch of Reptiworms for her that were supposed to arrive this past Tuesday. However...long story short...there was a mix up, they never arrived, and are being shipped out today. So my question is, will she be okay eating just her greens and such until the worms arrive? I am worried about her not having any protein until Saturday. Any suggestions would be so appreciated.

Thank you!

 

[LooptyLoo]

Anyone?

 

[KristineM]

Can you grab a container of calciworms at a pet store? Just to hold you over?

 

[LooptyLoo]

Can you grab a container of calciworms at a pet store? Just to hold you over?

Thank you for answering! Are those the same as meal worms?

 

[KristineM]

Nooooooo. Mealworms can't be fed to your baby this young. In fact I probably won't ever feed my beardie mealworms no matter his size or age. Just my personal decision. Calci/repti/Phoenix worms are basically all the same. They're black soldier fly larvae. It's just cheaper to order them in bulk online

Make sure they're one of the worms I mentioned. Most petco stores cari calciworms in my area. Open the cony trainers first, make sure they're not flies yet! Haha! Happened to me once, wasn't pleasant

Good luck. Keep us posted!

 

[LooptyLoo]

Thank you so much!!! I will head out today to see if I can find some. And I'll make sure to stay away from mealworms. Thank you!

 

[KristineM]

Anytime! So glad I could help! I'm by no means an expert but I've gone through a lot with my own beardie with SO much help from everyone here. Please feel free to PM me if you ever have any questions. I may not have the answer but I'll certainly try to get it for you.

Good luck!