How many superworms should I give my beardie? (& waxworms?)

[Meginsanity]

Hi guys! I have a question about superworms and waxworms.

Loki is about 15 and a half inches right now. He weighs 7 ounces (198.4 grams), and is probably about 6 months old. (We got him June 13 of this year and he was tiny, only six inches long, so I think he was only a month or two old at the time.) He mostly gets crickets right now along with waxworms as a treat. (And, of course, greens and veggies daily.)

I've read beardies can have superworms when they hit 16 inches which will probably be the next week or so for Loki. How many superworms should I feed him?

Also, he loooooves the waxworms. How many can I safely give him a week? He would eat as many as his belly could hold (or more) if he could but I know they should be solely a treat. I'm just not sure how many

Thanks!

 

[Jess]

When they first hit 16 inches, you want to take it slow with the supers- Even though they dont have the kink in their intestines any more, their digestive systems still arent as mature as an adults. So give him 2 or 3, see how he handles it, and go from there. Juvies can have up to 15 supers a day, and adults can have around 30 supers a week.

Im not sure on the exact number of wax worms they should have, but when I buy waxies Ill give them out rather generously until they are gone, and then I dont buy any more for a few months. So if you give them out regularily, you should probably keep it under 5 a week. When I let my beardie splurge a little, Ill give less than 10 a week but then they are gone really fast LOL.