Is a hornworm or two a day OK?

[Valerie]

My BD has been diagnosed with giardia. She has been under treatment and hopefully she is cured of it.
Anyway, She is only eating one and sometimes two large hornworms a day. I think she should be eating more. Do you think one large hornworm a day is good enough.
She is 24 weeks old.
Thanks in advance.
Valerie

 

[Valerie]

I guess what i am asking is how many dubias or crix does it take to equal a lg hornworm?

 

[kFitz]

one large hornworm (3-4 inches) will equal about 35-40 crickets. I'm not sure how many dubia it relates to.

 

[Valerie]

Thanks a bunch!! So she isn't eating to bad then.

 

[kFitz]

considering he has giardia, nope. He's eating ok. Good luck with the treatment. I've never dealt with it with a beardie, but I know with dogs it's a long road.

 

[Valerie]

Actually, I am hoping she dose not have it anymore. She has had two rounds of meds with a total of four doses. I am hoping to get a fresh daytime fecal sample from her so I can take it to the vet to be tested.

I am also looking into getting a microscope so this will not ba as difficult in the future.LOl

So lets say she does not have giardia, would this amount of food be good?

 

[kFitz]

at 24 weeks old, i'd say she should be getting 3-4 hornworms a day. It's hard with the hornworms cause they can physically eat way more than crickets, so it's hard to judge. Say she should be getting 80-100 crickets a day, that would be the equivalent of 3-4 hornworms a day.

 

[Valerie]

With her having parasites most of her life. i do supplement with baby food on days she only eats one hornworm, small amount of butter worms or etc.
She loves baby food mixed with lot of goodies.- White egg protein, carnivore powder,critical care, probiotic,calcium and sometimes bee pollen. So then she eats anywhere from 6 to 10 cc of that.
I do hope her insect appetite gets better.