king meal worms

[HUMBOLDTGUY]

we just fed osker a couple king meal worms a few hrs ago and hes acting a lil weird now....could they make him feel bad? hes kinda acting sluggish and def not his normal self

 

[Trickseedog]

Is a King mealworm the same as a superworm, or is it a large mealworm?? Niether one should make your dragon feel sluggish.

 

[HUMBOLDTGUY]

its a huge mealworm.....hes acting normal again....i talked to a lady at the petstore that said she gave some to her beardie that made him throw up a while back.....i think ill just stick to crix,veggies, and beardie bites for now

 

[NegativeCreep]

Meal worms are terrible feeders for bearded dragons, and superworms (which look an awful lot like giant meal worms) should only be fed to dragons over 16". How long ago did you feed him this worm? Was it just one?

Also, if the lady at the petstore really thinks that these made her beardie sick, then she should consider pulling them from her shelves!

 

[HUMBOLDTGUY]

i fed him 2 of em about 3 or 4 hrs ago.....i think hes back to normal now....he just ate a huge pile of acorn squash

and it wasnt a person that worked at the pet store, just a custy

at any rate there is really no reason we need to shy away from what hes been eating all along...we thought it would be a yummy treat for him

 

[NegativeCreep]

Eh.. variety is good for them! I like to try new things, I just gave horn worms a try! They freaked me out really bad, but Blazey really loved them. Who knows..
Good luck! Glad to hear he's back to normal!