Hornworm feeding question

[unknownsoulox]

Hi all,
My weekly order for my bearded dragon is usually crickets and a few butter worms. This week, my supplier was out of butter worms and suggested that I try horn worms. I asked her for the smallest worms she had but when they arrived today I noticed they really aren't small at all!
I'm not sure if the same rule that applies for crickets (no larger than the size between their eyes) is the same for horn worms? The worms are about 2 inches long and my beardie is small. Will he be okay to eat them whole or should I just get rid of them? I thought about cutting them but...

 

[brittani299]

Hello hornworms are different. They are soft so they can be big and still feed. It is kinda cool feeding them because they explode.

 

[unknownsoulox]

Okay, I will try giving him the smaller worm first and see how that goes. Thank you!

 

[TipsyTraveler]

If you keep your hornworms for like a week and feed them, they will get REALLY big

 

[unknownsoulox]

Lol, yes they do! Seemed as though they almost doubled in size over night for me. I guess they looked a little big in Yoshi's opinion too; he just stared at it from a distance and hissed :roll: Maybe I will try horn worms again when he's bigger..
I'm taking the worms to my local pet store to give to their larger dragons..no sense in them going to waste.