Choice of worms

[maverickdog8]

So I am getting some worms for my beardie today. Price is not a issue, but local and today is since she just ran out of crickets.

Mealworms 3/4-1 inch or Superworms 2.5 inch.

Mind you my beardie is about 16-18 inches long.

 

[dangit12]

NO MEALWORM mealworms can cause impaction and you dont want that. mealworms can kill him/her.
i would reccomend superworms.

 

[maverickdog8]

Okay. I am going to order phoenix worms, but I need something ASAP!

 

[mafoo]

with superworms be carefull not to overdo it if he hasnt been regularly eating a few. if you give him a full feeding of it when he hasnt had superworms before he has a good chance of getting impacted because he wont be used to eating all that chitin. if he hasnt had them before only give him 2 or 3 to start and you can give more slowly, but since you only need them for now you dont have to worry about that. the best worms you can give are silkworms and hornworms if you can get them but if not just give a few supers and a salad untill you get something, since thats better then overloading him with superworms.

 

[maverickdog8]

Well she loved the super worms. All I could find was the small ones, but she loved them.

 

[lauraj1055]

NO MEALWORM mealworms can cause impaction and you dont want that. mealworms can kill him/her.
i would reccomend superworms.

Mealworms will not kill your bearded dragon. They definitely aren't high on the nutrition standard, but the beardie is 16 - 18" long. Superworms are much better, but we need to clarify that mealworms will not kill him.

 

[maverickdog8]

How many small super worms should she eat at a time?

Also are Dubia Roaches a better choice than Phoenix worms?

Whats the best place to buy whichever is best from ^^that question?

 

[lauraj1055]

How many small super worms should she eat at a time?

Also are Dubia Roaches a better choice than Phoenix worms?

Whats the best place to buy whichever is best from ^^that question?

How old is your beardie? at 16" - 18" long he can definitely eat the medium or even large ones. I would start off slow though, maybe 2 one day, (3) 2 days later, so on and so forth.

And dubia roaches make a great feeder. Plus they are much bigger than phoenix worms, so you don't have to use as many. They are low in fat and good protein.

www.dubideli.com sells all sorts of sizes of roaches for a good price.

www.beardeddragon.co sells the superworms at a very good price.

 

[maverickdog8]

All I could get for her for food is the small ones. So i gave her some. She loved them and kept eating.

 

[lauraj1055]

All I could get for her for food is the small ones. So i gave her some. She loved them and kept eating.

Small are fine, babies usually need to start off slow with them. I don't know how old yours is, but make sure She doesn't gorge herself on them, it could make her throw up.

 

[maverickdog8]

She is roughly 6 months old. I got her when she was reallllyyyyy small. Prolly just a few weeks old.