rebeccaw14
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Charm is 9 months old. Since I had him I fed him only veggies and crickets, but this week introduced mealworms into his diet. I have found that ordering crickets in bulk is somewhat unreliable and I want to have a constant source of protein for him even if I get a bad shipment of crickets. However, I don't know how many mealworms to feed him each meal vs how many crickets. So far I have been giving him 10-20 mealworms 2x/day, in addition to veggies and crickets. He LOVES the mealworms and has significantly cut down his cricket consumption. Is that bad? Am I feeding too many mealworms? I have heard they are harder to digest than crickets - is that true?
Also, do you need to dust mealworms with calcium or gut-load them like the crickets? I don't want him to get fewer nutrients now that I've added mealworms to the mix.
Thanks!
Also, do you need to dust mealworms with calcium or gut-load them like the crickets? I don't want him to get fewer nutrients now that I've added mealworms to the mix.
Thanks!