How much more filling are hornworms?

[lindasgonebuggie]

Hi! XtinaBeardieMom has it right thanks! They can be used as a staple and it also depends on the dragons size. Also dragons tend to be gluttens and will eat how much or anything you put in front of them. And with each large horn worm being alot of food(like feeding 36 crickets in 1 feeding per large worm) you can experiment with the horns. You don't have to give them alot everyday, as long as they are eating greens daily with a staple that is healthy for them. And by thinking of what you would normally feed him in a day like 36 crickets and greens daily it would really equal out, verses price of crickets,the gas and trips to the pet shop, time ect. It's also a healthier food then just feeding crickets (otherwise for a healthy diet for a dragon you would also be adding calcuim powder and a fat feeder to give him a balanced meal daily) Hope that helps! Thanks, Linda

 

[XtinaBeardieMom]

Oh cool! I have 5 adult bearded dragons, one I just rescued off of Craigslist, and she's super skinny. They are all between 1 1/2 and 2. How many do you suggest? They love them!

Since your dragons are around adult age, I wouldn't recommend any more than one medium/large (about 1.5-2" long) hornworm per day. Variety is always nice, and one hornworm will sure go quickly for your beardies, so maybe you could switch it up every other day and feed dubias or crickets on the other days. Hornworms aren't as fun for your beardies to chase down either, so adding some other feeders would be more exciting lol. Of course your dragons need their veggies too. Hope that helps, good luck!

 

[Dyankey]

I live in Florida, so I can't have dubias haha I want my beardies to be extra healthy. I plan on breeding them, and have invested a lot of money in order to get nice colors. Suggestions on feeders? I want to give them a variety of different bugs.

 

[Lindz0518]

You could use discord roaches. I do believe they are legal in FL. Or hornworms , phoenix worms, supers I think variety is important. I feed dubia, crckets, and reptiworms

 

[Dyankey]

Ok! Do you know a good place I can buy them all in bulk?

 

[XtinaBeardieMom]

Ok! Do you know a good place I can buy them all in bulk?

www.floridaroaches.com

I would recommend setting up a breeding colony.