Baby super worms for feeding baby dragons?

[TwistedCrayon]

My two babies are PETRIFIED of crickets, so I have been using roaches. Which they love, but I was wondering if I can give them baby super worms too? I am trying to get them interested in eating salads. They think I am punishing them with I put the salad in....lol

 

[Beardednoob]

My two babies are PETRIFIED of crickets, so I have been using roaches. Which they love, but I was wondering if I can give them baby super worms too? I am trying to get them interested in eating salads. They think I am punishing them with I put the salad in....lol

There are a lot of alternatives to crickets, I would go more for the reptiworm/phoenix worms but, there are others too..
Mini Mealworm (not to be confused with a small mealworm)
http://www.minimealworms.com/
Probably not the best staple feeder though.
Small butterworms (they don't usually sell these in sizes though, it is a you get what you get mixture of sizes)
Small Silkworms (probably the best option but, also one of the more expensive options)
Baby hornworms (again probably not the best choice as a staple)

If you fed a mixture of the above would be best if you can afford it. With my baby I have been spoiling him with small butterworms, baby hornworms, pinhead crickets, and reptiworms with an occasional small silkworm. I have seen his growth be faster and more substantial then my other dragons were as their main diet was crickets and that was pretty much it besides the occasional reptiworms and silkworms.

 

[Beardednoob]

Forgot to ask, how are you feeding them? In a separate feeding enclosure? Just dumping some crickets in their enclosure(s)? :?

 

[Drache613]

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[TwistedCrayon]

I've tried the cickets both ways. Even refrigerated them to make them slower

 

[Beardednoob]

I've tried the cickets both ways. Even refrigerated them to make them slower

I have found at some point in time or another, my dragons with the exception of Thor all were intimidated by feeding in a separate enclosure. I also found out from an accident one time, that putting too many crickets in at one time was also a bad idea. ( :shock: ) Accidentally dropped quite a few out from the cricket keeper tube, maybe something like 50+.

I hope I have helped in some sort of way. :wink: